Traffic changes through Murwillumbah CBD and on Kyogle Road
06 January 2020
Wollumbin Street upgrade resumes; Kyogle Road upgrade starts
New traffic diversion routes have been established through Murwillumbah as work resumes on the $1.5 million upgrade of Wollumbin Street and starts on a $640,000 upgrade of a 560-metre section of Kyogle Road at Bray Park.
The new work on Kyogle Road at Bray Park will result in a half-kilometre section of Kyogle Road, south-west of Park Avenue, being reduced to one lane during work hours from tomorrow (Tuesday 7 January) for eight weeks as the road section is rebuilt.
Motorists are advised to travel early to accommodate likely delays.
At the existing worksite on Wollumbin Street, from Nullum Street to Byangum Road, that road section will remain closed to all traffic until the start of the new school year, 28 January 2020, when works there are expected to be complete.
The existing one-way system around the mega block that includes Sunnyside Mall – that is, via Commercial Road, Condong, Brisbane and Wollumbin streets – will remain in place until the end of the project.
Today, to improve safety and provide physical separation of eastbound and westbound turning traffic at the intersection of Condong and Riverview streets, Council established a new one-way traffic flow system around the block bordered by Condong, Riverview, Prince and Nullum streets. Southbound traffic will continue to travel via Condong Street and on to Riverview Street, while northbound traffic will exit Riverview Street at Prince Street and do the block before entering Condong Street.
The change has been made to eliminate any conflict between on-coming heavy vehicles attempting to negotiate the tight turn at the intersection of Riverview and Condong streets at the same time.
Customers wanting to get to the Top of the Town Shopping Centre can do so by travelling beyond the “local traffic only” signs on Nullum Street.
Works completed along Wollumbin Street include the construction of new sewer and stormwater mains and the demolition and rebuild of the retaining wall on the upside embankment at the intersection with Riverview Street.
Works have now resumed to apply a feature stone cladding to the face of the new retaining wall, complete reconstruction of the road intersection with Nullum Street and complete fencing and landscaping.
This work is on track for completion by 28 January 2020. Council thanks motorists and residents for their patience during these works.