Flood restoration works – roads
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Our local road network has suffered significant damage following the February 2022 flood. Subscribe to the Tweed Link for further information on Council's road restoration projects post-flood.
Don't remove or tamper with traffic lights or road signage – it puts people at risk and it's illegal. Read more.
The very large volumes of emails, letters and calls since the floods are impacting on recovery works. Before you contact us, please review the information on this page and read our weekly flood recovery update, which provides you with the latest news on how the Tweed is recovering and rebuilding following the floods. Read more about your part in roads flood recovery.
As our road crews and contractors undertake the enormous task of fixing our roads, we ask motorists to please:
- have patience
- slow down and drive to the conditions
- understand that some repairs are only temporary until a more permanent fix can be completed
- be aware of changed traffic conditions.
Major flood restoration works
Last updated on Monday 16 December 2024.
The detailed design for this major project has been finalised, and Transport have recently approved funding for the project.
Tender submissions are currently being reviewed. Works are expected to commence in early 2025 will take approximately 3 months, and closures of the road are expected between 9 am and 3 pm.
Byrrill Creek Road and bridge design has progressed well with the project recently approved for funding by TfNSW. Tenders will take place in early 2025 with works expected to take place in March.
The batter repair below Church Street has just been approved by TfNSW and the construction tender responses have been received and are being presented to the December 2024 Council meeting.
Construction is expected to commence in early-mid January 2024 taking approximately 6 months to complete.
Council has completed all design work and Transport have approved funding for the project.
Contractor RCC Earthworks has commenced work and the project is expected to take about 5 months. The work will include 1km of road reconstruction, protection works and a new causeway.
The contractors will be taking a break over the Christmas/New Year period and resuming work in early 2025.
85% of designs have been developed and are being reviewed by Transport for NSW.
Work on site is expected to start early next year.
Uki and Tweed hinterland residents and regular users of Kyogle Road have received an early Christmas present with contractor Civil Mining & Construction Pty Ltd (CMC) completing works on 3 major slip sites on the road.
Kyogle Road site B has been fully restored and open to dual lanes of traffic.
Kyogle Road site C has been fully restored and open to dual lanes of traffic.
Kyogle Road site C has been fully restored and open to dual lanes of traffic.Final finishing works have been carried out at sites B and C with the removal; of traffic lights at all 3 major sites. Normal traffic conditions have been restored. Contractor CMC would like to thank the community for their patience and understanding while the flood restoration works were carried out on this complex project.
Electronic roadworks signage will provide up-to-date information.
Kyogle Road at Mount Burrell is reaching completion but has been delayed due to the recent wet weather. Work to be completed includes linemarking.
The newly installed guardrail at the flood restoration site on Kyogle Road at Mt Burrell. Linemarking will be carried out when weather permits.Construction works on Mt Burrell Road continue and the road is closed just south of property number 323. between 9am and 3pm daily. In case of emergency, please call Kade Gray on 0422 938 823.
Work will continue up till Christmas with work to cease over the holiday period.
Kunghur Road will commence in early 2025.
Design works are nearing completion. The construction tender responses for these packages have been received.
The tender outcome is being presented to Council in December with the planned commencement in January 2025 pending approvals.
Work has been completed on Mount Warning Road by contractor Civil Mining & Construction Pty Ltd (CMC).
Mt Warning Road has been fully restored following the devastating floods of 2022.
Motorists using the Mt Warning Road are urged to take care now that traffic has been moved back on the original alignment.
Design work for the restoration of a land slip on Tomewin Road has been completed by Civil Consult and is now waiting on completion of the Environmental approvals.
Council has received funding for the restoration of a land slip site on Tomewin Road and is awaiting final design approval for the work.
Council has received funding for the work which is programmed to commence in the first quarter of 2025. The site is currently reduced to 40km/hr with a give way sign for the southbound traffic under a work site traffic management plan.
Due to the restricted site distances and nature of Tomewin Drive it is not a suitable location for traffic lights to be installed. Motorists are reminded to adhere to the give way signage on site and reduced 40km/hr speed limits.
As the year draws to an end, contractor SEE Civil continues to make solid progress with flood restoration work on Tyalgum Road.
The piling rig and heavy lift crane are working their way along the upslope of the Tyalgum Road extreme slip, drilling and inserting concrete piles.
Council’s Fergus McDonald and SEE Civil’s Greg Irvine inspect a casing that has been lowered 12m down into bedrock at Tyalgum Road slip site.
An aerial view of work on the SEE Civil site on Tyalgum Road slip.Work on the extreme slip site, one of the most complex in the Tweed, currently involves drilling and installing 66 concrete piles on the upslope side of the site.
Piling contractor RIX has completed 45 piles to date, marking more than 66% of the total pilling work completed.
Traffic will remain under traffic light control while work continues and a SEE Civil spokesperson said the vast majority of motorists are abiding by the reduced speed limit, especially since monitoring cameras had been installed.
Work crews will be taking a break over Christmas but the site will continue to be monitored by SEE Civil staff.
The expected completion date for permanent works remains mid-2025.
Access through the slip site remains open to all vehicles under traffic lights. Please note the 40 km/h speed limit along the access road.
Motorists are asked to please keep to the 40 km/h speed limit on the temporary access roadway and to be mindful of local wildlife.
Any injured wildlife reports can be phoned through to 02 6672 4789.
Other flood restoration works
Council continues to complete flood restoration works on roads damaged in the 2022 floods. A total of 3780 items were identified as ‘road damage’ across the Tweed Shire from the February and March 2022 events with more than 3200 jobs completed to date.
Additional works
Doon Doon and Midginbil roads slips – a package for the design of 11 slip sites along Commissioners Creek Road, Doon Doon Road and Midginbil Road has been awarded to WSP. TfNSW recently approved $10 million in funding for these projects. Works are expected to take place in mid 2025.
Dulguigan Road – the initial survey investigations on the major upslope slips on Dulguigan Road have been completed. Contractor WSP is currently completing the 85% design works for the sites and restoration works are currently planned to early 2025.
Kyogle Road (Terragon, Uki and Clarrie Hall Dam) – concept designs have been received from WSP for Clarrie Hall Dam Road and Kyogle Road at Terragon and are waiting for approval from TfNSW.
Bridges package south west
Consultant GHD has completed designs to 85% for Byrrill Creek Bridge, Byangum Bridge on Kyogle Road over the Tweed River, and a major scour on Deards Bridge at Doon Doon Road.
Consultant Bridge Knowledge is completing the 100% design drawings for a Causeway replacement with a bridge towards the end of Rowlands Creek Road and a causeway replacement at the end of Doon Doon Road.
A causeway replacement on McConnell’s Road has design well advanced.
Funding has now been approved for these projects These projects will be released as one tender package in early 2025 with works to commence in March/April 2025.
Ophir Glen Road bridge – the works for the repair to Ophir Glen Bridge are now complete and is awaiting completion of the environmental approval.
All completion times are subject to weather permitting.
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This page is updated weekly.
Tweed road restoration projects – an overview
Council is working on strategies to progress the remainder of road repairs following the 2022 flood event. A total of 3780 items have been identified as road damage across Tweed Shire.
We apologise for any inconvenience and ask for your patience as we work through our roadworks program.
Our road crews and contractors will continue to restore flood damage at the following sections of local roads:
Map of current and flood recovery works
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Important information
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Don't tamper with traffic lights – it puts people at risk and it's illegal.
Thieves stealing batteries from mobile traffic control lights are placing motorists’ lives at risk around the Tweed.
Even more concerning are those wilfully destroying traffic light units by pushing them over the edge of road embankments.
The units are there to provide safe traffic passage and any action to move or disable the lights places lives in jeopardy.
The units are there to provide safe traffic passage and any action to move or disable the lights places lives in jeopardy.
Similarly road signs advising of closures are placed for a reason – to protect the safety of road users.
When Council officers have to deal with issues regarding traffic control lights or road signage being repaired, reinstalled or cleaned from graffiti, it takes them away from other duties involved in flood recovery. There is also the additional cost of repairing or replacing them.
Having to respond to matters not directly involved in road repair and restoration simply delays the process.
Please do not remove or interfere with traffic control systems or road signage - it is a serious offence and police may be notified and hefty fines could be incurred.
Don't remove road closure signs or barriers
We urge residents not to remove road closure signs or barriers – they’re there to keep our community safe.
Removing or tampering with barriers is a serious offence and could result in someone being hurt or killed. Don’t be that person.
Flood damage to our road network is extremely significant and there are still many roads closed as crews continue with the clean-up.
Council crews are working as hard as they can but this work will take months, not weeks, to complete.
Please be patient.
Your part in roads flood recovery
We understand that residents would like regular updates and specific answers to questions about flood recovery works.
We have received very large volumes of emails, letters and calls since the floods and our staff are currently working through these while also trying to maintain business as usual services.
Many of these queries can be answered by referring to this page and our weekly flood recovery update. Time spent responding to demands and answering questions takes key staff away from dealing with the problem.
This can also result in delays in responding to customer queries or delays in carrying out crucial repairs – which are both frustrating to customers and staff.
We are fully aware of the issues and inconvenience caused by such significant damage to our road network and the need to repair quickly and safely. However post-disaster many of these situations are beyond our control.
For weekly updates on how the Tweed is recovering and rebuilding, please read our weekly flood recovery update.
You can also find more information about the progress of repairs on significant landslips on this page – this includes slips at Scenic Drive, Tyalgum Road, Kyogle Road, Reserve Creek Road, Limpinwood Road and Mount Warning Road.
Thank you for your understanding.
Check road conditions at Live Traffic
We're constantly updating Live Traffic as we verify road conditions.
Please note that information is not real-time as issues with access and mobile communication remain, making reliable hazard information hard to confirm.
We restore access to isolated communities first
Following severe weather events like floods and bushfires, we prioritise life-threatening situations and worst hit areas. We target our busiest roads and any areas were people are isolated.
This means that access will not always be restored to normal road standards.
Learn more about how we build, upgrade and maintain a safe and connected local road network, including how we prioritise road maintenance projects.
Avoid unnecessary travel
We ask motorists to avoid all unnecessary travel.
If you must travel, read our fact sheet(PDF, 288KB) for some tips to help keep you safe on our roads.
Expect water, fallen trees and possible landslips on the road – on any and every road.