Disaster recovery program in full swing
Published on 29 August 2023
Clarence Valley Council's Natural Disaster Repair Works Program is in full swing with significant progress made on the Local and Regional components of the program.
This week works commenced on the stabilisation and patching of Iluka Road, as well as heavy patching of Geregarow Road near Coutts Crossing.
The 7000 square metres of works to take place along the length of Iluka Road over the next three to four weeks is part of the $13.2 million Regional Roads Sealed Pavement Works program.
The 5700 square metres of works along Geragarow Road is part of the $35 million Local Roads Sealed Pavement Works program.
Both programs are part of the estimated $92.2 million of works in the Clarence Valley to be funded by the Federal and State government's Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) Essential Public Asset Reconstruction Works (EPARW) program over the next two years.
The Iluka Road works started from opposite Iluka Golf Club and will proceed towards the Pacific Highway.
PICTURED: Saturation of parts of Iluka Road adjacent to Iluka Golf Club due to the high water table for more than three months in 2022, which made even temporary works difficult to achieve. Full rehabilitation works have now commenced.
The works have commenced ahead of schedule due to the completion ofrehabilitation works at Eight Mile Lane and Wooli Road. Works are also set to commence, on schedule, along Clarence Way this month.
PICTURED: 18,000 square metres of flood-damaged on Wooli Road has been rehabilitated. Pictured is pre-milling of the existing surface prior to stabilisation work.
Geregarow Road is one of 61 flood-damaged roads set to receive repairs under the Local Roads component of works.
While the program is majority funded by the DRFA EPARW, funds have also been contributed by the Federal funded Roads to Recovery Program, the NSW Regional and Local Roads Repair Program, and Council.
Traffic control will be in place for both projects and short delays can be expected. For the latest traffic updates please visit livetraffic.com
In the video below, CVC Manager Civil Services Devin Simpson recently visited the flood damaged section of Geregarow Road to explain the enormity of the disaster recovery effort and how more than $90 million in State and Federal government funding over the next two years is helping to address the backlog.
⬛️ The status of all 23 components of Clarence Valley Council's Natural Disaster Repair Works Program will continue to be published quarterly in Clarence Magazine for the life of the program.