Woodburn Road - Morton - Pavement Repair

The Shoalhaven was declared a Natural Disaster Area after the March 2022 East Coast Low and subsequent rain events caused extensive damage to many Council assets. Woodburn Road was severely impacted and extensive road repair works are required.

The latest

05/03/2024 - Pavement repair works are scheduled by the contractor to commence mid June 2024.

About the works

2024 Works history

  • 29/02/2024 - Tender awarded in December 2023 to Roadworx Pty Ltd.

 

 

 

2023 Works history

  • 20/12/2023 - Announcement: Temporary patching work has been carried out on some Shoalhaven Southern District roads. More substantial repair works are being funded by Transport for NSW. These roads will be maintained through December/January 2024.
  • 15/11/2023 - Tender is expected to be awarded in December 2023 with works commencing in early 2024.
  • 14/09/2023 - Project scope and estimate have been updated to reflect TfNSW updated requirements. Works are being incorporated into a large contract addressing pavement remediation for five main roads in the Southern District. Tenders are expected to be advertised by the end of September with works to commence early in the new year, dependent on Council’s consideration and contractor availability.
  • 27/07/2023 - Project scope and estimate have been updated to reflect TfNSW requirements. Works are being incorporated into a large contract addressing pavement remediation for five main roads in the Southern District. Tenders are expected to be advertised by the end of July with works to commence later this year, dependent on Council’s consideration and contractor availability.

  • 24/05/2023 - Ground investigations and pavement designs have been completed and submitted to TfNSW. Repair works are pending TfNSW approval.

  • 06/04/2023 - Ground investigations and pavement designs have been completed and submitted to TfNSW. Repair works are pending TfNSW approval.

  • 24/03/2023 - Ground investigations are underway. Pavement designs will be submitted to TfNSW for approval in April 2023.

2022 Works history

  • 02/02/2023 -  A specialised consultant has been appointed to start sampling & testing in order to inform the repair technique. Currently, fieldwork is being done. Construction work will be put out to bid after TfNSW approves the work scope & geotechnical investigations. Please proceed with caution and drive carefully. Interim repairs are being made by the council's southern district.

  • 09/12/2022-  With a tender not likely to be awarded until March 2023 Council is now planning to undertake interim works. The plan is to allocate use a grading crew to “rip up “ the worst sections of damaged road and replace with compacted gravel. These sections will most likely remain unsealed until more long-term reconstruction can take place.