The following activities were undertaken during March 2025 by Federation Council’s Operations Works teams.
Table Drain Maintenance
This month a focus was clearing table drains on rural roads. Also, customer requests when needed.
Sealed Roads
Numerous customer requests for pothole repairs on sealed urban and rural roads have been received and actioned with the Corowa based Flo-con patching truck and the Urana based Jet Master patching truck.
In particular, numerous pothole repairs on sealed urban and rural roads have been actioned with the Corowa based Flo-con patching truck and the Urana based Jet Master patching truck.
Redlands Road, Humden Road, Merton Road, Bullplain Road, Savernake Road, Boatrock Roads and townships.
Slashing – Sealed Roads Shoulders
Work has slowed due to the dry weather.
Quarries
- Balldale – Carting Gravel for various Projects listed in the Grader Gangs section
- Davies Hill – No Carting Gravel from this area. Trucks needed for carting spoil from drainage projects.
Maintenance Crew/Sundry Crew
- Flood sign & depth marker installation.
- Culvert cleaning/Repairs.
- Footpath maintenance/repairs.
- Sign replacements/repairs.
- Various guide Post replacements.
- Working with construction crews when required.
- Attending to customer requests.
Heavy Trucks
- Carting gravel for Izons Road Reconstruction.
- Carting spoil from Enfield and Nixon Street Open Drain Maintenance.
- Carting gravel for customer requests.
- Carting stone for patching trucks, Flo-con and Jet-master.
- Carting excess spoil from Nixon Street to Corowa Landfill for cover & capping.
- Carting gravel from Urana Screen Pit for reconstruction project at Boree Creek and carting stones for Patching Truck to Urana Depot.
Major Drain Maintenance – Enfield and Nixon Street Open Drain Maintenance
Works include clearing vegetation build up and removal of excess spoil build - up of 2.4 kms of open drain to ensure effective drainage during heavy flows
Resealing Program
Sealed road resealing is ongoing through this month–works planned to be completed end of April.
Line Marking Program
Various sections of line marking are being undertaken this month with all works planned to be completed end of April. Tocumwal Road and Savernake Intersection and 14kms Corowa/Oaklands Road from Federation Way to Oaklands have been line-marked.
Heavy Patching
A heavy patch was completed on Brynedale Road (2000m2).
TfNSW–RMCC
- Maintenance works under the RMCC agreement.
- Herbicide application, pothole patching, Culvert and Headwalls maintenance and replacements.
Corowa Aerodrome
- Twice weekly inspections carried out to ensure compliance with the MOS 139. Repairs to lights as required.
- Slashing planned in late April or Mayon runway shoulders and to the wind indicators.