04-04-2023
Recently tenders closed for the construction of a new bridge over Curaweela Creek on the Taralga-Oberon Road. Council is currently evaluating the proposals and in the coming months the successful tenderer will be decided through Council resolution for works to commence.
This is the first stage of a series of Safety Improvements Council is going to be undertaking after having been successful in receiving $6,584,294 in funding from the NSW State Government under it’s Restart NSW arrangement.
Acting General Manager Alex Waldron said this project is unusual in that funding was granted to Upper Lachlan Shire, Lithgow and Oberon Councils as a group.
“This means that ULSC will be working closely with neighbouring LGAS to both improve safety and increase the resilience in the community,” she said.
Frequent heavy vehicle movements including log trucks utilise the road which has been a challenge given the road layout is a single lane causeway requiring traffic to give way. The road routinely floods from even minor rainfall events and with the current sharp bend immediately adjacent to the bridge, safety improvements are needed.
Council and the community have been advocating for safety improvements in this area for a number a years, following the fire event that occurred in Curraweela and its surrounds recently this announcement is welcomed.