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 11 November 2024.
The detailed design for the Byrrill Creek Road slip has been finalised, and Transport have recently approved funding for the project. The works are currently out to tender and will close in mid-November.
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.
Works at Chowan Creek are planned to commence next week with an estimated three-week duration.
Traffic control measures will be implemented, with road closures in effect between 9 am and 3 pm daily.
The batter repair below Church Street has just been approved by TfNSW and the construction tender responses have been received and are being review.
Construction is expected to commence in Late December or Early January 2024 taking approximately 4 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.
Construction of the post and panel retaining wall has been completed at Hickory Way.
Shotcrete application is scheduled for next week, with final road works to follow in the subsequent week.
There will be a temporary change to traffic conditions around the remaining work sites on Kyogle Road as contractor Civil Mining & Construction Pty Ltd (CMC) carries out pavement preparation.
Kyogle Road Site B will be reduced to single lane traffic under traffic light control from 11 November to 18 November to allow for final sealing preparation. A 40km/h speed limit remains in place.
At Kyogle site C, contractor CMC has removed the concrete barriers to allow for final preparation of pavement works.
At Kyogle Road site A, the road has reopened to dual lane traffic. A speed restriction of 80km/h is in place.At Site B near Boulder Close, the contractor will reduce traffic to one lane under traffic light control from Monday, 11 November through to Monday, 18 November 2024. This will allow the contractor to complete the final pavement repairs to Kyogle Road in preparation for sealing. Works on site are nearing completion with contractor working on the final pavements, guardrail and linemarking in the coming weeks.
A 40km/h speed limit will be in place at this site.
Site C, closest to Uki is also nearing completion with CMC completing pavements within the work site. Following completion of these during the week the contractor with be utilising the new pavements to allow repair of two additional sections of pavements adjacent to the site works. Traffic will remain under traffic light control with work zone 40km/h speed limits in place.
The contractor has opened site A to dual lane traffic with an 80km/h speed limit in place following the completion of guardrail installation and linemarking.
CMC has also removed the environmental protection skirts from the Tweed River which were in place to protect the waterway from any possible work site contamination.
Electronic roadworks signage will provide up-to-date information.
Motorists are asked to abide by reduced speed limits which are enforceable by law.
Kyogle Road at Mount Burrell is reaching completion but has been delayed due to the recent wet weather. Work to be completed includes road pavement, guardrail installation and linemarking.
Restoration shotcrete retaining wall has been poured at a slip site on Kyogle Road, Mount Burrell.Construction works on Mount Burrell Road have commenced and the road is closed just south of property number 323 between 9 am and 3 pm daily.
In case of emergency, please call Kade Gray on 0422 938 823.
Construction works will continue up till Christmas with work to cease over the holiday period.
Kunghur Road will commence in January 2026.
Design works are nearing completion with final designs expected in November 2024. The construction tender for these packages has been released with the planned commencement in January 2025 pending approvals. Due to further land slip, this site is now reduced to one lane operating under traffic light control.
Work is nearing completion on Mount Warning Road which is also being carried out by Civil Mining & Construction Pty Ltd (CMC).
Contractor CMC is carrying out the final pavement works on Mount Warning Road ahead of it being sealed.
Motorists using the Mount Warning Road are urged to take extreme care now that traffic has been moved back on the original alignment amongst the works as final pavement works are completed.
Motorists are asked to please observe the roadworks signage at all times. Traffic delays may occur at this site due to the presence of construction works on the final pavements.
Construction of the post and panel retaining wall has been completed at Rowlands Creek Road. Shotcrete application is scheduled for next week, with final road works to follow in the subsequent week.
Consultant Bridge Knowledge is now progressing concept designs 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.
Design work for the restoration of a land slip on Tomewin Road is being carried out by Civil Consult which expected to be fully completed in December.
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.
Piling operations continue on the upslope side of the Tyalgum Road extreme slip.
Contractor SEE Civil has engaged the piling contractor RIX to install 66 concrete piles along the upslope side of the Tyalgum Road extreme slip site.
Large steel cages are being measured to be lowered into the drill holes on the upslope side of the Tyalgum Road extreme slip site before being filled with concrete.
Speed monitoring cameras have been installed at the Tyalgum Road extreme slip site.The work will involve inserting 66 large concrete piles into the upslope for stabilization and piling contractor RIX has completed 21 piles.
Traffic is now using the eastern lane which has been sealed but is narrower and not suitable for wide loads. Wide loads will have to access Tyalgum via Chillingham.
Traffic will remain under traffic light control while work continues, however the rainfall trigger which was previously in place for safety reasons is no longer necessary.
Speed monitoring cameras have been installed on site in the interested of safety for both traffic and site workers.
Ground monitoring will continue and in the unlikely event of any significant ground movement, the road would be closed. The community would be advised should any such action arise.
Council will still maintain an alert system, working closely with SEE Civil, which is an advisory to commuters regarding the status of the site.
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 now progressing concept designs 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 design works are being completed by Bridge Knowledge with 100% currently being updated and will be ready for review by TfNSW and Council in the coming weeks.
Contractors have completed the pavement restoration works to Ophir Glen Road past the Snake Gully Road intersection with the bitumen seal now reinstated. The contractor is now working on cleaning out the drains and will commence works on the two embankment rockfills in the coming weeks.
All completion times are subject to weather permitting.
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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.