Works update – 8 September 2023

The new bridge on Trentys Lane has been opened to traffic, while construction crews continue to work on new bridges on Chestnut, Hootons, Roseberry Creek, Brown Knob and Baileys Bridge roads.
The new bridges on Brown Knob and Baileys Bridge roads will be the next to be finished and are expected to open to traffic in mid-September.
Road construction crews are working on Kyogle Road, Clarence Way at Sandilands, Bruxner Highway at Mallanganee Range and Duck Creek Road. Council also has started work to seal a part of the southern section of Sextonville Road.
Grading crews are currently working on Duck Creek and Racecourse roads and Mockharra Lane as well as in the Collins Creek catchment.
Council is patching potholes on Ettrick, Kyogle and Theresa Creek roads and Clarence Way.
Work is continuing on repairs to three major landslips on Lions Road and the landslip under Geneva Bridge. The repairs to the Geneva Bridge landslip are on track to be completed by Christmas, while the Lions Road landslips should be remediated by late November.
Work also is progressing on repairs to landslips on Kyogle and Tabulam roads and Edward Lane, while work on landslips on Gabal, Dugan, and Williams roads is expected to start sometime this month.
Meanwhile, Council is waiting on funding approval for repairs to a further 11 landslips.
Council has so far completed repairs to 37 or the 106 landslips identified for remediation work following the 2022 natural disaster.