Council closes Elanora Avenue at Pottsville

17 October 2016

Local traffic only as drainage works continue

Council will close Elanora Avenue, between Boronia Avenue and Seabrae Court, Pottsville, for a week from Wednesday 19 October to allow the completion of drainage works.

Residents will be allowed access under the direction of stop / slow flagmen.

During the closure, Council will install drainage pits along Elanora Avenue to allow surface waters to escape the low-lying area more quickly during rains.

The upgrade began in June and works completed to date include:

• Boronia Avenue resurfaced with kerb and guttering in place
• Stormwater drainage pipes installed from Cudgera Creek, through North Pottsville Holiday Park (Frangipani Avenue) and across Tweed Coast Road, and
• Frangipani Avenue reconstructed.

“This upgrade has been more challenging than expected as we have encountered a multitude of services on the stormwater drainage route, which we have had to either work around or relocate,” Construction Engineer Cameron Maxwell said.

“The latest discovery of fibre optic cables put the job on hold for two weeks while our design team resolved the conflict, during which time the crews were redeployed to reduce the cost of the delay.”

All works are expected to be completed in about four weeks’ time.