Flooding and bad weather last November and December caused significant damage to around 40 roads across the Byron Shire. 

Council and contractors will be out in force fixing them over the next several months after the NSW Government retrospectively declared the event a natural disaster (AGRN1172). Council is expected to receive almost $3.8 million for repairs. 

Samuel Frumpui, Council’s Manager of Works, said that Council staff and contractors are already busy repairing roads.

“Council staff and contractors have already begun repairing roads that were damaged by flash flooding late last year. This will be the key focus for us until early March,” Mr Frumpui said.

“Due to guidelines, we need to get work completed as soon as possible, this may mean our other maintenance work is delayed for a short period of time, but we will be working our way through everything as quickly as we can.

“We have completed Burnetts Road, Beacoms Road (east) and Dry Creek Road, and are currently working on Huonbrook Road and Main Arm Road,” he said.

Other roads to be repaired include: 

• Beech Lane
• Blackbean Road
• Blindmouth Road
• Buckleys Road
• Campbell Street
• Cedar Road
• Charltons Road
• Chinamans Hills Road
• Clays Road
• Coopers Lane (west and south)
• Coopers Creek Road 
• Coral Avenue 
• Dudgeons Road
• Durrumbul Road
• Englishes Road
• Harkness Lane
• Hollingsworth Lane
• Marri Avenue
• Mcphails Road
• Mill Road
• Montecollum Road
• Motts Road
• Myocum Road
• Richards Lane
• Riley Lane
• Settlement Road
• St Helena Road
• Studal Lane
• Synotts Road
• The Saddle Road
• Waltons Road
• Wanganui Road
• Ward Lane
• Yankee Creek Road.

“It is expected that repairs to additional roads will be approved shortly. It’s a massive amount of work, and I want to thank all staff and contractors involved in the repairs. I also want to thank residents for their patience while we fix the roads,” Mr Frumpui said.