Bobeyan Rd Project Update – rain then repairs

Published on 18 January 2022

While the headline news this month regarding the Bobeyan Road has been the flooding of the Back Creek Bridge replacement site – twice – good progress has still been made on this major upgrade project.

Recent heavy rainfall caused damage to the road surface in several other places. This included blocked table drains causing heavy run-off across the road resulting in scouring. The flooding of Alum Creek saw rocky debris left on the culverts.

However, following some favourable weather conditions, installation of base slabs, culverts and link slabs has now been completed.

We anticipate that by the end of this week that the new bridge will be open to traffic, operating as a single lane and a reduced speed limit of 10km/h.

Once the work is complete, Council will begin work on a 7.5 km section of the road, from the intersection of Jones Plain Road to the intersection with Shannons Flat Road.

This next stage of the project is planned to commence in the first quarter of 2022

Photo: 7 January 2022 taken at Back Creek Bridge