Capital Works Program Update - May 2024

Published on 26 June 2024

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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 during May 2024 by Federation Council’s Operations Works teams. 

The teams diligently executed various initiatives, aiming to advance critical projects and address community needs. A comprehensive overview of the undertaken activities is provided below:

Federation Way –Block Grant –Heavy Patching Works

  • Commenced on high priority areas in the Coreen section, approx. 6000m2.

Balldale Road Rehabilitation –Fixing Local Roads Round 3

  • Completion of the final 600m section at the Riverina Highway end to finalise grant.

Table drain maintenance

  • Table drain maintenance focused on customer requests during winter.
  • Please Note: Works are carried out only in zones where no impact can be made on the Sloanes Froglet (between April and October breeding season).

Mulwala Water Filtration Plant

Construct new access road to allow large trucks to deliver chemicals.

Maintenance Grading

  • Lavis Road
  • Warmatta Road
  • Warragoon Siding Road
  • Guests Road
  • The Rest Road
  • Wilgo Road
  • Wemyss Road
  • Roseview Road
  • Pine Grove Road.

Sealed Roads

Numerous customer requests for pothole repairs on sealed urban and rural roads have been received and actioned with the Corowa based Flocon patching truck and the Urana based Jet Master patching truck.

Work is continuous on all roads such as: Federation Way south/north, Jerilderie Road, Boree Creek Road, Urana/Boree/Morundah/Oakland and Rand townshipsand rural roads.

Maintenance Crew/Sundry Crew

  • Culvert installations / repairs
  • Footpath maintenance/repairs
  • Sign replacements
  • Guild posts/ signage
  • Working with construction crews as required
  • Fulfilling customer requests
  • Floating plant throughout the shire
  • Operating loader in pits and stock piles
  • Table drain maintenance
  • Roadside sucker removal/spraying

Heavy Trucks

  • RTR/Block Grant–gravel carting for heavy patching and rehabilitation.
  • Carting stone for patching trucks, Flocon and Jetmaster.
  • Carting excess spoil from Mulwala to Corowa Landfill for cover & capping.
  • Mulwala Water Filtration Plant –gravel carting
  • Balldale Road rehabilitation

TfNSW–RMCC

  • Maintenance works under the RMCC agreement continued in May.

Corowa Aerodrome

  • Twice weekly inspections carried out to ensure compliance with the MOS 139.
  • Repairs to lights as required.
  • Herbicide spraying on runway shoulders and around wind indicators.
  • Slashing of grass runways to meet MOS 139 compliance, surrounds also slashed to suppress weeds and reduce fire risk.

Covid 19

One Outdoor Operations staff member was affected during May.

 

 

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