06 April 2017
Council is continuing to prioritise temporary repairs to roads that are extremely dangerous or where communities are still isolated.
“We are working to get all isolated communities access by the weekend,” said Director Engineering David Oxenham. “But working conditions are difficult and on some of those roads through steep terrain the top and bottom sides are still saturated and more landslips are occurring.
“We appreciate that residents inconvenienced by the damage to our road network are frustrated but we need to work to repair this damage in priority order. First, we make safe and restore access to isolated communities. Then, we schedule repairs to other roads based on their condition and the volume of traffic they carry.
“I would like to ask all residents to be patient as we work through this mighty task.”
Council’s road information is updated twice a day on its website at http://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/RoadWorks. It also is published on MyRoadsInfo, which includes information on our neighbouring shires.
“Verifying information is one of the challenges of responding to emergency situations and our information is the best we have at the time but may not be complete,” said Mr Oxenham.
Riverside Drive, Tumbulgum, remains closed to emergency services vehicles and local residents only as Council and its contractors work to clear the rubbish and debris and restore full sewer services to the village.
Residents with further information on the condition of our roads can contact Council on 6670 2400 to report major damage if the road is not listed below. Please do not call about potholes as our crews will get out on every road and assess the damage over the coming weeks.