Capital Works Program Update - April 2024

Published on 28 May 2024

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 April 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:

Footpath Maintenance Program

• Footpath repair program continued, focussing on trip hazards and high pedestrian traffic areas.

Roadside Slashing

• Focused slashing activities near Urana, Rand and Morundah this month.

Roads To Recovery (RTR) Grant Funding

Merton Road - between Redlands Road and Freyers Road.

• Rehabilitation works completed on the remaining 600m section from Freyers Road towards Redlands Road, including the dangerous bend. Existing pavement ripped, 9 metre formation, table drains excavated, 150mm gravel pavement added and 14/7 two coat seal.

Merton Road – 400m section adjacent to Mygunyah Lane/Roma Grange Road.

Rehabilitation works completed on 400m section east from Mygunyah Lane/Roma Grange Road including the dangerous bend. Existing pavement ripped, 8 metre formation, 150mm gravel pavement added 14/7 two coat seal.Merton Road – between Redlands Road and Freyers Road, Rehabilitation works continued.

Kindra Street, Rand – Works completed

Four Corners Road – Works commenced

Spring Drive – Minor Patching

• Council staff in conjunction with TfNSW and contractors, undertook a Minor Patching repair program in accordance with the RMCC contract with TfNSW.

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 Road, Urana/Boree/Morundah/Oakland and Rand township and rural roads.

Maintenance Grading

• Summerglen Road (northern section)
• Patterson’s Road (sections of)
• Davis Lane
• Lucelle Road
• Guests Road
• The Rest Road
• Corona Road (northern section)
• Naughtins Road
• Bullicourt Road
• Skehans Lane
• Warrawidgee Road
• Burnewang Road.

Maintenance Crew/Sundry Crew

• Culvert installations / repairs
• Patching with cold mix
• 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 – 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.

TfNSW – RMCC

• Maintenance works under the RMCC agreement continued in April.

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 April.