The council has recently completed the flood damage works, including gravel patching, on regional and local roads.
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This work was funded jointly by Federal and State Governments under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) and was in the sum of $812,148.
The damage to the roads was caused by the extraordinary wet weather that occurred in 2016.
The council and contractors undertook these works which were completed within the scheduled timeframe and within the allocated budget.
The council also used this opportunity to make additional financial contributions towards these works in order to extend the length of the gravel patching in an effort to expedite the improvements of the unsealed road network.
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One of the roads which received substantial flood damage restoration funds was the Jamea Road, located on the far west of the Local Government area. Jamea Road has long been a cause for concern for Council as well as the local road users.
Jamea Road residents, Greg and Kate Broughton, are pleased and impressed with the standard of the works, which has improved access for their farming business and family to the school bus route and town.
“It’s a far cry from the situation we were in 12 months ago, getting bogged in the middle of the road. We can get the kids to school without having to be in fear that we will be bogged on the way,” Mrs Broughton stated.
The sealing of the last section of the Tyrie Road has been in the program for some time with it coming to fruition in the 2016/17 financial year.
This road links to the Tottenham Road which is located in the Warren Shire.
Mr Broughton is ecstatic with the new bitumen.
“The recent bitumen sealing of the Tyrie Road is also fantastic and reduces our travel on dirt roads to four and half kilometres. It is a pleasure to both drive on and see new bitumen on the fringe of the Shire,” he said.