ORANGE City Council has identified Cargo Road, Leeds Parade and Forest Road as their top priorities for roadworks in the next 12 months.
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More than $17 million had been budgeted to maintain and upgrade the city’s road network over the coming road-building season, which coincides with the warmer and drier months.
Last financial year council allocated $15.2 million for construction and maintenance of the city’s thoroughfares, completing almost 80 per cent of its planned projects, as well as other unscheduled works.
Infrastructure Policy Committee Chair Glenn Taylor said Cargo Road, Leeds Parade and Forest Road were important routes for motorists.
“Those three roads are crucial,” Cr Taylor said.
“One takes to people to the hospital, another is a thoroughfare to the north Orange bypass and the third is an entrance to the city.
“It’s no secret Cargo Road, Leeds Parade and Forest Road are in need of an upgrade and I’m sure the community will be thrilled to see those projects finished.”
The Forest Road upgrade will focus on the 1.4-kilometre stretch from the Southern Feeder Road intersection to the hospital entrance.
As well roadworks the funding will allow for the installation of street lighting, the construction of parking space alongside Sir Jack Brabham Park, and an entrance into the proposed new private hospital.
The Leeds Parade upgrade includes work from Margaret Street through to the Northern Distributor Road, while Cargo Road will undergo pavement strengthening and drainage works, as well as a new seal from east of Neals Lane to the city boundary and a hotmix seal from Whitton Lane to Ploughmans Lane.
Other high-traffic roads scheduled for work include Lords Place, Ophir Road, Northern Distributor Road, Kite Street, Hill Street, Moulder Street and Anson Street.
Cr Taylor said the “real focus on footpaths” – he and mayor John Davis on Friday announced $1.4 million will be spent on the city’s footpaths over the next four years – did not mean roadwork would be forgotten.
“In the last two budgets we’ve delivered about $26 million worth of road upgrades for Orange,” he said.
“We’re not on top of the roads yet but we’re certainly making a noticeable difference.
“Everyone will have noticed a difference to the roads after the latest road-building season wrapped up, and this one will be no different.”
WILL YOUR STREET OR ROAD BE WORKED ON?
The following is a list of Orange City Council’s proposed road projects to be completed during the 2017-18 financial year.
Major works:
- Lords Place – Gardiner Road to the end of Lords Place – rehabilitation and hotmix.
- Ophir Road – First crossing and the next 140 metres – rehabilitation and spray seal.
- Kite Street – Hill Street to Sampson Street – rehabilitation and removal of a dip in the road at the Clinton Street intersection.
- Northern Distributor Road – Anson Street to Clergate Road – Hotmix reconstruction and street lighting at the intersection.
- Leeds Parade – Margaret Street to Northern Distributor Road – Rehabilitate and seal (subject to design work).
- Burrendong Way – Northern Distributor Road to Wiradjuri Way – Widening, reconstruction and spray seal.
- Cargo Road – Whitton Lane to Ploughmans Lane – Widening, reconstruction and a hot mix seal, sub soil drainage works towards the boundary.
- Wicks Road – full length – Form pavement and spray seal.
- Canobolas Road causeway – reconstruct causeway with piped culvert.
- Forest Road – Southern Feeder Road to the hospital- Widening, reconstruction, hotmix seal and traffic lights at the main hospital entrance.
- Forest Road bridge duplication
- Southern Feeder Road – Huntley Road to Elsham Avenue (subject to grant funding)
- Elsham Avenue – Leewood Drive to Ash Street – hotmix.
The following roads will be rehabilitated and then given a spray seal:
- Hill Street – Moulder to Warrendine Street.
- Moulder Street intersections at Hill Street and at Sampson Street.
- Anson Street intersections at Lister Drive and at Phillip Street.
The following is a list of roads expected to receive a re-seal:
- Aminya Place – Larella to end.
- Attunga Place – Kurim to end.
- Banksia Street – Racecourse to Beech.
- Barrett Street – Kalkadoon to Beech.
- Boyd Place – Ploughmans to Wiare.
- Burreburry Crescent – Wentworth (West) To Wentworth (East).
- Clergate Road – Auberson to Pearce.
- Cypress Street – entire street.
- Elliott Close – Torulosa to end.
- Emily Place – Annabelle to end.
- Forest Road – Tynan to Grevillea.
- Forest Road – Stephen to Sharp.
- Frost Street – Coronation to Wentworth.
- Larry Dwyer Way – Caleula to Woodward.
- Laurel Avenue – Valerie to end.
- Markham Avenue – End to Morobe.
- Melville Place – Anson to end.
- Nunkeri Place – Yvonne to Mirral.
- Spring Street – March to Byng.
- Spring Street – Jindareee to Amaroo.
- Steels Lane – Lone Pine to Carlton.
- Turner Crescent – Cianfrano to Turner.
- Wrights Lane – Mount Pleasant to Canobolas.
PLEASE NOTE: This list of projects is subject to a range of variables, such as weather and availability of resources. The availability of external contractors who are all involved with record expenditure on roads projects across NSW is also a factor.