Section of Tweed Coast Road closed for five days

23 August 2016

Stormwater drainage upgrade will assist with flooding

Tweed Coast Road, north of Elanora Avenue, Pottsville, will be closed for five days from next Monday (29 August) to allow Council to install new stormwater drainage pipes beneath the road.

The work is part of a major drainage upgrade to provide a pathway for surface water to escape the low-lying area when it rains.

During a flood in 2005, the area effectively became a shallow dam. Since then, Council has been working to improve the drainage capacity. In 2010, Council upgraded the drainage north of Rajungra Avenue and now it is working to complete the drainage upgrade south of Banksia Avenue.

New drainage pipes already have been installed from Cudgera Creek, through North Pottsville Holiday Park, to Tweed Coast Road.

This coming week, Tweed Coast Road will be closed north of Elanora Avenue to allow workers to install pipes beneath the road. All traffic will be diverted via Elanora Avenue and Boronia Avenue, before rejoining Tweed Coast Road north of the worksite.

Approximately 6000 vehicles a day use Tweed Coast Road and to prepare for the upcoming diversion Council upgraded Boronia Avenue earlier this year, installing kerb and gutter before resurfacing the road.

During the road closure, the bus stop on Tweed Coast Road adjacent to the southern end of the holiday park will be relocated to north of Boronia Avenue. Also, the Telstra public phone near the bus stop will not be operational. Both these services will be restored when the road is reopened.

Council appeals to motorists to be patient during the five-day closure and observe the speed limit along the detour route as both Elanora and Boronia avenues are small residential streets.