14-07-2022
The Upper Lachlan Shire was hammered by flooding and resulting road closures at the beginning of July, with the Taralga district bearing the brunt of it.
Across Saturday 2 July 2022 and Sunday 3 July 2022 there were no fewer than 12 road closures across the Shire, with Council monitoring known flooding areas and reacting to flooding reports.
General Manager Colleen Worthy was thankful for the efforts of Council outdoor staff and the Crookwell and neighbouring SES units for their work in dreadful conditions over the weekend.
“Our staff and the SES have been out in this weather for much of the weekend and I am very appreciative of their efforts,” she said.
“I was advised that SES had to perform a rescue at Curraweela Creek on Saturday night after a car drove into the flooding. And I believe the same car had already driven through that area once before getting turned around at the Abercrombie River Bridge, by which time the water had risen significantly.
“I don’t know how many times the SES, Police and councils need to repeat the message… don’t drive into flooded roads and causeways whether there is a road closed sign or not. You don’t know what damage has been done to the road surface beneath you and often don’t know the depth so please, again, don’t drive into flooded roads.”
Mrs Worthy said this flooding event would set back and even undo some of the work being done on road maintenance and repair but added that the immediate concern is keeping people safe.
The road closures as at 10am Monday still included the following:
- Pejar Road closed between Goulburn Road and Third Creek Road due to flooded causeway
- Bevendale Road closed at Lachlan River Crossing
- Taralga-Oberon Road at Curraweela Creek
- Taralga-Oberon Road at Abercrombie River bridge
- Taralga-Oberon Road 2km south of Wombeyan Caves
- Jerrong Road at Hogans & Wiarborough Creeks
- The Abercrombie River Causeway
- Golspie Road at Woolshed Creek
- Blue Hill Road at the Golspie Bridge
- Blue Hill Road at Burra Burra Creek
- Rhyanna Road at Tarlo River
- Brayton Road at Wollondilly River
- Tyrl Tyrl Road at Bolong River
- Scabben Flat Road