Roskell Road - Callala Beach - Stormwater drain repair

The Shoalhaven was declared a natural disaster area after severe weather and flooding from 22 February 2022 onwards (AGRN 1012). These events had a major impact on Callala Beach and surrounding communities, with damage to infrastructure. As a result, stormwater drain repair works will be undertaken.

The latest

01/02/2024 - The works have been awarded and are expected to start early in March 2024. Impacted residents will receive notification prior to works commencing of the planned works schedule.

About the works

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2023 Works history

9/11/2023 - Request for tender has closed. Council is now evaluating the submissions.

05/10/2023 - A request for tender has been issued and is due to close on 17th October. TfNSW has also endorsed Stage 2 works which has been included in the tender package. Stage 2 includes replacement of pits and pipe along Verge Road and Lennox Road with a structural relining of the pipe between each road.

07/09/2023 - Stage 1 - Outlet to Watts Road (Including Roskell Road) - A request for tender has been issued and closes 10th October 2023. Stage 2 - Watts Road to Greenway Road (Including Verge Road and Lennox Road) Detailed design work has commenced. On completion a cost estimate is to be prepared and submitted to Transport for NSW for approval prior to request for tender.

27/07/23 - Transport for NSW has endsored the proposed repair methods from the outlet behind Roskell Road through to Watts Road. Final amendments to the tender documentation are underway and due to be called in August.

05/07/2023 - Detailed design plans have now been finalised to repair the damaged stormwater line between the outlet and Watts Road. A funding request has been submitted to TfNSW for endorsement. Pending TfNSW endorsement, tenders will be called in July.

04/05/2023 - Preliminary designs are being reviewed. Post review, design and reconstruction options, and cost estimates, will be presented to TfNSW for funding approval. Pending that approval, tenders will be called. Councils hopes to call for tenders in July.

27/04/2023 - Design work is underway with survey works commenced. Detailed design plans for Stage 1 (Outlet to Watts Road) works expected to be completed in April.

27/03/2023 - The scope of work to repair the damaged pipeline has been determined with design work underway. Further cleaning of the pipeline is to re-commence in March and April. Property owners directly affected by the repairs will be notified prior to works commencing.

17/03/2023 - The scope of work to repair the damaged pipeline has been determined with design work underway. Further cleaning of the pipeline is to re-commence in March and April. Property owners directly affected by the repairs will be notified prior to works commencing. 

23/02/2023 - Specialist contractors, Interflow, are due to re-commence removing sediment in the pipeline on 6th March.

10/02/2023 - As a result of March and July 2022 Severe weather natural disaster, a 470m long stretch of stormwater pipe varying from 375mm diameter to 900mm diameter between Watts Rd and Greenway Rd (crossing public road and private property) experienced ground subsidence in various locations as a result of joint movement in the pipe and loss of sand, gravel and other material into the pipe. This loss of sand had also caused heavy blockage of the stormwater pipe requiring the pipe to be cleaned before it can be properly inspected with pipe cameras to identify exactly where the pipe joints had opened to allow sand to enter the stormwater system. Once the locations of all joint failures are identified, it is proposed to identify repair options and estimate the cost of repair before submitting the scope of work for final approval by TfNSW for Natural Disaster funding.

23/01/2023 - Specialist contractors, Interflow, return to site Monday 30 January 2023 for 3 days to finish cleaning the stormwater line and completing closed circuit television (CCTV) internal inspection of the stormwater pipework. Following this internal pipe inspection, Council will have better information to:

  1. Determine the project scope i.e. the extent and methodology of repairs to be undertaken
  2. The estimated cost to undertake the recommended repair work
  3. Seek Disaster Recover funding approval from NSW Transport to undertake the repair work
  4. Prepare tender and contract document before calling tenders to undertake the repair work

The planned completion dates for items 1, 2 & 3 is 13th February 2023

05/01/2023 - Contractors have been engaged to conduct sampling, testing and install ground water monitoring wells. 

2022 Works history

01/12/2022 - Council has identified issues with the storm water drain from Roskell Road to Greenway Road. Sand in the pipeline has been cleaned out and most of the line has been inspected for damages. Contractors are working on methodology for repairs and quotations for the works.