Works update – 2 April 2026
The new Cedargetters Bridge on Gradys Creek Road is expected to open to traffic next week.
Once opened, the bridge crew will remove the sidetrack and complete work on the approaches.
Council’s other bridge crews are working on:
- Methvens Bridge on Gradys Creek Road – work has started on the side track.
- Montgomerys Bridge on Iron Pot Creek Road – work on the piers is now complete, with progress being made on the pier headstocks. Work on the concrete abutments will start after Easter.
Council’s grading and slashing crews have been active this week, working throughout the local government area.
One of the grading crews is working on Bolans Road and is expected to be finished there today. Another crew is working on Old Lawrence Road, with work there to continue until the end of next week. That grading crew will then move to Hootons Road.
Roadside slashing is occurring on Findon Creek Road and Peacock Creek Road. Fawcetts Plain Road and Tunglebung Creek Road are next to be slashed.
Repairs to the final landslip on Lions Road caused by the 2022 floods are ongoing, as are repairs to Lions Road. The work includes stabilising and sealing the road pavement. Lions Road remains closed from Murphy Standfield Bridge to the border.
Council continues to monitor the landslip on Iron Pot Creek Road, while work on the Forest Road landslip is expected to start next week. Grading on Simes Road and Forest Road is due to be completed this week,
Work on Summerland Way at The Risk and 1.5km south of the Queensland border is continuing.
On the Clarence Way, pavement work has started on the Medhurst Quarry section of the road south of Bonalbo and will continue for about five weeks. Sealing work and heavy patching is underway north of Bonalbo. It is expected to be completed, weather permitting, in May.
