Capital Works Projects Update - May 2021

Published on 29 June 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 May 2021 by Federation Council’s Works teams:

• Fixing Local Roads Program – Vegetation - Continue tree clearance work on Merton Road and Redlands Road, (contractor in conjunction with Council).
• Fixing Local Roads Program – Traffic Facilities - Continue audit of signs for upgrade/replacement in urban streets and rural roads throughout Federation Council.
• Continue upgrade Regulatory town speed limit signs from “A” size to “B” size, (50, 60, 80, 100 km/h), Howlong, Urana and Boree Creek.
• Daysdale S Bends - Work nearing completion on new culvert structure for this project. Road pavement has been reinstated to two lanes and the project is in the process of winter shutdown.
• Fleming Drive Watermain 100mm - Works completed.
• Church Street Watermain 300mm - Work in progress.
• Corowa Aquatic Centre - Installation of car park bollards.
• Corowa – Mulwala Cycleway - Continue laying gravel pavement, approx. 10km done. Next section of cycleway set out and vegetation cleared.
• LRCI Grant - Gravel Roads Maintenance Howlong town streets, Leahy Road, Wellers Gap Road, Weule Lane, Drew Lane, Lester Road, Bullecourt Rd, Whitehead Street.
• LRCI grant – Hume Street Mulwala Kerb and Gutter Replacement Stage two Install new drainage corner of Hume Street and Dunmore Street. Remove existing KandG and pour new KandG, road patching to be completed early June.
• FLR Program – Shoulder Rehabilitation Buraja Road, Whitehead Street, Cemetery Road, Howlong-Goombargana Road.
• COVID-19 - Work Crews continue with high productivity output with some changes to work methods.
• Flocon Patching Truck: Urban and rural pothole patching as per Reflect. Assist Construction crews on Capital Works Projects and shoulder grading with traffic control as required.
• Sundry Gang: FLR Program Traffic Facilities in conjunction with Construction teams, various Customer Requests. Footpath repairs. Traffic control for construction crews and contractors where required.
• Heavy Trucks: Support Grader Gangs and Construction Gangs on maintenance - hauling spoil, gravel, and sand.
• Federation Way - Continuation of work on Federation Way at Morundah and then shut down for winter.
• MR 59 - Continuation of work on MR59 Urana to Jerilderie Road – REPAIR Program (completed).
• Gravel Resheeting – North - Duncans Road, Woodhouse Road, Wangamong Road, Doctors Road, Mardlings Road.