Capital Works Program Update - December 2022 - January 2023

Published on 03 March 2023

Council has an ongoing program of capital works and upgrades to buildings, parks, playgrounds, and roads across the Federation Council Region. The following activities were undertaken in December 2022 and January 2023 by Federation Council’s Works teams.

A new overland drain was dug in mid-December from the Santos Road stormwater detention basin through the easement to the Redlands Road table drain. This did improve drainage through the industrial area, however storm water held in the table drains due to the Redlands Road table drains being at capacity. 

Ongoing wet weather throughout this period has restricted Council’s best efforts to undertake road repairs across the entire road network. Council is prioritising roads based on use and traffic volumes. Prolonged periods of water sitting over roads has had a devastating effect causing significant washouts and deep potholing in many areas. Staff have begun to undertake heavy patching repairs throughout the network, as ground conditions allow. This situation is being closely monitored and as conditions improve, further remediation works can be prioritised. 

The following activities were also undertaken in December 2022 and January 2023 by Federation Council’s Works teams:

• John - Street Drainage: The next stage of the project is the street reconstruction, which will be undertaken in early February, consisting of further subgrade and pavement works. The final stage of the project is bitumen sealing which is scheduled to occur shortly after completion of the street reconstruction works. 

• Corowa – Mulwala Cycleway : Drainage works and gravel pavement completed at Mulwala end of boardwalk at Drain Lane. Seal booked for remaining unsealed sections early March, weather permitting. 

• Federation Way: Upgrade Works have commenced on Federation Way south of Daysdale township. Works include – earthworks, formation, batters, gravel pavement. 

• Maintenance Grading: Mygunyah Lane, Tom Roberts Road, Jamiesons Road. 

• Gravel Re-sheeting Program: On hold will resume when crews are available after emergency flood repairs in February. 

• Road Side Rural Slashing: Buraja Road, Redlands Road, Savernake Road, Sloane Siding Road, Boat Rock Road, Bull Plain Road, Rennie Road, McCurdies Road.

• Table drain Maintenance: Table drain Maintenance carried in urban and rural drains, only in zones where no impact can be made on the Sloanes Froglet (between April and October breeding season). 

• Sealed Roads: Pothole repairs on sealed urban and rural roads with the Corowa based Flocon patching truck and the Urana based Jet Master patching truck. 

• Customer Requests: Numerous Customer Requests responded to for drainage, potholes, signs and footpaths. 

• Construction Gangs: Balldale Road culvert replacements and extensions. Federation Way Upgrade Daysdale - culvert installations. Customer Requests, signage, flood repairs. 

Upcoming: Completion of East Street, Howlong watermain, and completion of Gordon Street reconstruction. 

• Sundry Gang Assist: construction and Flocon crews to cover staff leave and vacancies. 

• Flocon Patching Truck: Urban and rural pothole patching as per Reflect and flood damage. 

• Heavy Trucks: Flood response. Cart excess spoil to Corowa & Howlong Landfills for cover & capping. Carting of aggregate for sealing contractors.