Burrier Road was severely impacted in July 2020 (2 x landslips), followed by the February and June 2022 weather events (4 x landslips). Temporary road maintenance and changes to lane widths with some sections being reduced to a single lane have been undertaken.
16/05/2023 - Updated two-week look-ahead program released by Symal. Refer Related Information
08/05/2023 - Mobilisation of construction equipment to commence soon. Updated two-week Lookahead program released by Symal. Refer Related Information.
18/04/2023 - Landslip repairs progressing with temporary works now complete. Rural address 446 (Skyline) – Chainage 3560m
26/03/2023 - Works have now commenced on stage 1 landslip (Skyline). The repair of the major landslips will commence on 10th May 2023. Rural address 446 (Skyline) – Chainage 3560m
27/03/2023 - The next drop-in session will be held Tuesday 28th March 5:00PM at Gradys Riverside Retreat.
04/03/2023 - The latest construction program proposed by contractor Symal for the 38 the Major Landslip repair work has been released. The construction program lists the planned start and finish date for each of the 38 land slips. A summary of the construction program is available on the Major Landslip Package Planned Program of Work. A copy of the construction program is also available on the right-hand side of the Master Project Page in the related documents section.
14/02/2023 Contract awarded - Council has resolved to proceed with the appointment of infrastructure and construction group Symal to repair the 38 major landslips. Council has provided Symal a schedule of works which prioritises the most urgent landslips with the first round of works to begin in late March 2023. To view the list of major landslips and the assigned construction priorities, refer to the Major landslip package priorities on the Master Project Page
22/12/2022 - Four (4) tenders for the repair of thirty-eight (38) major landslip sites were received. A comprehensive evaluation process has been completed of all tenders. A report outlining the recommended tender has now been forwarded to NSW Public Work Advisory (PWA) for their endorsement. It is anticipated that PWA will have evaluated the tender acceptance report and responded back to Council mid-January. Further information can be found on the Master Project Page Severe weather events reconstruction work - 2022 | Shoalhaven City Council (nsw.gov.au)
The August 2020 Storms and flood natural disaster event AGRN923 brought the worst flooding the region has seen in 30 years with almost 400mm of rain falling in four days and causing damages I 170 locations to Councils assets. Burrier Rd sustained various damage in 7 locations. Of this damage, there were two landslips impacting on Burrier Rd that required one lane of the road to be closed while repair options were investigated, designed and construction work tendered out
The March 2022 AGRN1012 and the September 2022 severe weather natural disaster events event again caused significant damages across the Shoalhaven LGA including 98 landslips affecting local public roads managed by Shoalhaven City Council. Of this damage, 38 landslips were recognised as “moderate to major “and have been packed up as one large project to have the design documented by specialist consultants SLR and to be tendered out for construction by specialist contractors
Of this package of work, four landslips are along Burrier Rd. This brings the total number of landslips affecting Burrier Rd to six (6)
Stage 1 landslip repair – 2 x landslips
Stage 1 landslip repair involves the repair of two landslips caused by the August 2020 storm and flood natural disaster events
The location of these landslip are:
- Rural address 446 - Chainage 3500m
- Rural address 446 (Skyline) – Chainage 3560m
Both of these landslips were re-damaged by the two rainfall events in 2022 and as a result, construction work ceased whilst the repair work was re-designed
Stage 2 landslip repairs – 4 x landslips
Stage 2 landslip repairs involve the repair of four landslips caused by the February and June 2022 storms and flood natural disaster events
The location of these landslip are at road chainages:
- Rural Address 107 - Chainage 540 to 920m
- Rural Address 446 - Chainage 3320 to 3340m
- Rural Address 446 - Chainage 3640 to 3900m
- Rural Address 691 - Chainage 5780 to 6420m
The repair of these landslip is part of the 38 major landslip package tender issued for public tender on 31 October 2022 and closing on 6th December 2022
