Work will resume on the Byron Bay Drainage Upgrade in the town centre in early February.

Construction crews will start in the Lawson Street South Car Park, the laneway between Guzman Y Gomez and Byron Hot Bread Kitchen and on Jonson Street, before moving to Byron Street later this year.

Phillip Holloway, Director Infrastructure Services, said the focus over the next few weeks will be on constructing the new stormwater infrastructure now that the services have been relocated.

“Last year we moved services such as the sewer and water main and installed new drains and underground infrastructure,” said Mr Holloway.

“To facilitate work, we are reinstating the traffic changes we had in place at the end of last year. People should expect some changes to traffic in the town centre over February and for most of this year,” added Mr Holloway.

Changes to traffic in February will include:

• Re-establishment of the closure of the southern section of Lawson Street Car Park South.
• Traffic control and temporary parking restrictions re-established.
• Re-establishment of the closure of the laneway between Guzman Y Gomez and Byron Hot Bread Kitchen.
• Lane closures on Jonson Street will occur to facilitate works in the laneway when required.
• Potholing and geotechnical investigation works will occur in Byron Street in early to mid-February. Traffic control will be in place.

“The pedestrian footbridge between Butler Street and rail corridor closure also remains in place for now,” said Mr Holloway. 

“The existing heritage-listed brick culvert in the rail corridor will remain and aid in stormwater management in the future,” he said. 

Drainage upgrade works along Byron Street will commence later this year.

More information about the Byron Drainage Upgrade is on Council’s website.