The Lismore City Council provided an update for its Flood Restoration – Roads & Bridges Program for December on Friday.

Below is a list of roads that have been completed or are in the process of being restored.

COMPLETED: Gravel Roads Program – Multiple Sites

Throughout December, several roads were completed within the gravel roads program.

Grading and drainage restoration works were completed for Ashlin Rd and Fox Rd. Furthermore, emergency grading and drainage works were completed on Boundary Crk Rd, Bentley Rd, Blade Rd, Chelmsford Rd, Cordyline Rd, Emerson Rd, Lindsay Rd, Maso Rd, Quilty Rd, Starkey Rd, Suffolk Rd, and Robb Rd with emergency temporary culvert repairs also completed on Wyrallah Rd.

Fox Rd

CURRENT WORKS: Flood Restoration – Roads & Bridges Program

Blue Knob Road (Site DM00680)

The contractor, CMC, has completed the shotcrete placement and no-fines concrete backfilling. Following the Christmas break, CMC will commence preparations for the guardrail footing pour.

Blue Knob Road (Site DM00680)

The CMC subcontractor has completed the additional acceptance testing required by geotechnical contractor, GHD. However, due to heavy rainfall and drilling contractor unavailability, the installation of additional soil nails was postponed until 2025. To prevent collapses during the Christmas break, CMC covered the excavation with plastic sheeting.

Blue Knob Road (Site DM01366)

The CMC subcontractor has successfully completed the installation of all soil nails and the necessary acceptance tests. Furthermore, CMC has partially installed the no-fines concrete backfill and placed the galvanised mesh, in preparation for the first lift of the final shotcrete layer on walls 3 and 4 following the Christmas break.

Blue Knob Road (Site DM01361/DM01449)

Gravel Roads Program (Multiple Sites)

Works continue for grading over 150 kms of unsealed gravel roads. Current and upcoming works include Armstrong Rd, Beacoms Rd, Lychee Rd, and Nightcap Range Rd.

Gwynne Road

Works are progressing on Gwynee Road; however, the works have been extended and will continue until the end of March.

Leycester Road

Works are nearing completion, with the pavement stabilisation and bituminous sealing successfully finished this week. Some minor finishing will continue in early 2025.

Leycester Road

Repentance Creek Road

Pavement stabilisation and bituminous sealing works were completed during December with the project continuing finishing works in the new year, progressing towards completion.

Repentance Creek Road

Rural Drain Cleaning Program

Last month, our contractor, HXR was busy cleaning out and flushing stormwater pipes for Boyle Rd, Bishop Creek Rd, Sibley St, Anderson Rd, Gungas Rd, Blue Knob Rd, Emerson Rd, Coopers Creek Rd and Frasers Rd.

Terania Creek Road (Branch Creek Bridge)

In December, significant progress was made, key accomplishments included the backfilling of abutments, installation of bearing pads, successful landing of pre-stressed concrete beams, and the completion of the concrete bridge deck, which involved forming up, steel tying, and pouring. 

Looking ahead to January and February, the project will focus on finalising the construction of new bridge approach works and demolishing the existing causeway structure. Additional tasks scheduled include bitumen sealing of the approaches, road furniture installation, and site de-establishment. These upcoming works will mark the projects final stages, bringing it closer to completion.

Branch Creek Bridge

Tuntable Creek Road (DM01136)

Pavement stabilisation and bituminous sealing works were completed during December with the project continuing finishing works in the new year, progressing towards completion.

Woodlawn Road

The temporary sidetrack is now 80% complete, and weather permitting, traffic will be diverted onto the temporary road mid-Jan to facilitate the landslip remediation and pavement failure, which is expected to take approximately five months.