Capital Works Projects Update - July 2021

Published on 07 September 2021

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 within the month of July 2021 by Federation Council’s Works teams:

• Fixing Local Roads Program – Traffic Facilities: Continue audit of signs for upgrade/replacement in urban streets and rural roads throughout Federation Council. Continue audit of signs & guideposts. o Completion of upgrade of Regulatory town speed limit signs from “A” size to “B” size, (50, 60, 80, 100 km/h), Urana, Boree Creek. Commence replacement program of signs & guideposts.
• Daysdale S Bends - In winter lockdown.
• Corowa – Mulwala Cycleway - Works on hold due to wet weather.
• Maintenance Grading Program - Maintenance Grading Program has commenced where possible. Many roads are unable to be graded due to the amount of rainfall resulting in water laying in potholes and tabledrains. McCartney’s Road, Coles Road, Davies Hill Road, Mahonga Lane, Hanrahan’s Road, Nagles Road.  Snarvil Road, Exton's Road, Barragunda Road, Meriton's Road, Spraydon Road, Woodside Road, Coonong Road, Nixon's Road, Smith's Road, Northcote's Road, Coreen-Creek Road, and Kerr's Road.
• Tabledrain Maintenance - Tabledrain Maintenance on sealed and unsealed roads in urban and rural areas.
• Quarries Balldale quarry - Clearing works and new bunds constructed for the next stage of expansion in August for blast and crush of 20,000 tonnes of 20mm crushed rock for capital works program 2021/22. Daysdale quarry - next stage of expansion in August for blast and crush of 60,000 tonnes of 20mm crushed rock for capital works program 2021/22.
• COVID 19 - Work Crews continue with high productivity output with some changes to work methods.

• Flocon & Patching Trucks - Urban and rural pothole patching as per Reflect. Assist Construction crews on Capital Works Projects & shoulder grading with traffic control as required. MR131 Fed Way ,MR385 Fed Way ,MR59 Jerilderie , Boree Rd ,Urana township , Oakland’s township & Regional Roads.
• Sundry Gang - FLR Program Traffic Facilities in conjunction with Construction teams, various Customer Requests. Footpath repairs. Traffic control for construction crews & contractors where required.

• Heavy Trucks - Support Grader Gangs & Construction Gangs on maintenance - hauling spoil, gravel, and sand. Stockpiling from strontian to Cullivel Rd
• Slasher - Oaklands and surrounds.
• Cullivel Road Fixing local roads - VMS Boards have been set in place for the Vegetation and clearing of Cullivel Rd in the coming weeks, making way for the set out and start of the earthworks heading for early September.