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The Bellingen/Bowraville Road was badly damaged by storms early in 2009. This included Hanly's bridge over the Kalang. Further damage to Hanly's bridge lead to its closure to traffic in November 2012 This blog shows the original damage and new information is being added as further progress or regress happens. Natural Disaster funding was approved in 2010 and work started at Spicketts Creek in 2013. There are a lot of photographs, click on "older posts" when the photos stop.
Friday, May 29, 2009
border post
border post - 1.3 kilometres south of Williams road
This post marks the boundary between Bellingen shire and Nambucca shire councils.
When the road was maintained as a regional road, Bellingen shire graded the road from Bellingen to this point.
When the NSW state government withdrew regional road status from the Bellingen/Bowraville road on 29 May 2009, this was the place that corresponded with the distances proclaimed in the media release documents as the boundary between the two shires.
Note that the decision date of 29 May 2009 was three months after the storms that caused the closure of the road.
There is differing opinions from state government departments about the exact location of the boundary. However Bellingen Council have accepted responsibility for the repair of the Northern zone, when natural disaster funds are provided to carry out the work.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
border post to Noonannie
The entrance to the property called "Noonannie" is 1.2 kilometres south of the border post. Within this area are the entrances to 6 properties.
Road regraded 12/13 April 2011
This section of the road was graded in June 2010.
Nambucca shire Council had declared that the northern zone was too dangerous for council staff to work on, so that they could not send their standard grader to clear the gutters and shape the road. By the middle of 2010, some 16 months after the road closure, they decided to send in a contractor with a light grader.
The contractor did a very good job, but now after 7 months, the same problems of blocked drains and channels in the road are appearing.
Road regraded 12/13 April 2011
This section of the road was graded in June 2010.
Nambucca shire Council had declared that the northern zone was too dangerous for council staff to work on, so that they could not send their standard grader to clear the gutters and shape the road. By the middle of 2010, some 16 months after the road closure, they decided to send in a contractor with a light grader.
The contractor did a very good job, but now after 7 months, the same problems of blocked drains and channels in the road are appearing.
"it was noted that the highest weighted assessment criteria as determined unanimously by the workshop group was the "Ability" to respond to life threatening situations".
If fire closes the road, or trees fall across the road during a fire, there is no way out for the residents living in this area. see sidebar for page on emergency support
modified 2 February 2011
Friday, May 1, 2009
Noonannie to the Southern Zone
From Noonannie the road continues up to the damaged section defined as the "southern zone".
According to Nambucca shire council records there are 8 properties in this area.
None are occupied.
More information is being sought on the hopes and plans of the people who own these properties.
According to Nambucca shire council records there are 8 properties in this area.
None are occupied.
More information is being sought on the hopes and plans of the people who own these properties.
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