Monday, June 29, 2009

warning road half closed

The term "northern zone" refers to the damaged sections of the Bowraville road north of Spicketts Creek, for which natural disaster funding is required.

Road regraded 12/13 April 2011 

Warning of the problems ahead are shown by  the following photograph

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map of damaged sections of road prepared by GHD

The photographs that follow show the most damaged corners, which are the "inner" corners where storm water was funnelled  down to the road to pass through concrete drains under the road, to continue the downhill flow. The amount of water and mud was too great for the drains and spewed across the road and the road edge collapsed.


Following a storm on the night of 1 March 2011, many trees were brought down. Local property owners cut a way through to allow Spickett Creek residents to get home that night.

Council cleared the road on Thursday 3 March 2011,  for which the Spickett Creek residents are very grateful.