Works update – 19 February 2026

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Council’s bridge crews are currently working on:
  • Benns Bridge on Iron Pot Creek Road – Girders were installed last week, with the crew expected to finalise the deck formwork and steel this week ready to pour the deck next week.
  • Montgomerys Bridge on Iron Pot Creek Road – Work is continuing on the piers.
  • Cedargetters Bridge on Gradys Creek Road – The Doolan deck has been removed and headstocks are being prepared ready the installation of pre-cast girders.
Council’s grading crews are working on Ettrick Road, Hillyards/Webbs roads, Collins Creek Road, and Richmond Range Road, while roadside slashing is planned for Afterlee Road, Bentley Road, Sextonville Road, and Clarence Way.  Potholes are being patch on Omagh Road and Afterlee Road.
Landslip repairs are continuing on the Lions Road, Williams Road, Iron Pot Creek Road near Murphys Corner, Kyogle Road and Gradys Creek Road.
The remediation of landslips on Lynches Creek Road and Ettrick Road is expected to be completed by the end of February, while work to repair Gradys Creek and Lions Roads is expected to begin this week and take about two months to complete.
Lions Road remains closed at the Murphy Standfield Bridge, however it is expected to re-open at the end of March, weather permitting. It will have to close again for further landslip remediation works later in the year.
Work to widen the road, upgrade drainage, and undertake safety upgrades is continuing on the Summerland Way at The Risk. Council doing the works on behalf of Transport for NSW. The work will be ongoing for a number of months.
The Clarence Way Project is continuing with two crews working on different sections of the road south of Bonalbo. Council continues to lobby for additional funds to complete the project.