SERVICES may have taken a break during the Christmas and new year period, but not road crews as they hurry to have as many roads covered before school starts back.
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Orange City Council crews have been working at the intersection between Anson Street and Matthews Avenue, near Bletchington Public School, to make the area safer in time for term one.
The $300,000 project, funded by the state government, involved rebuilding and raising the intersection by 11 centimetres and extra street lighting was installed.
The intersection was finished with hot mix asphalt and concrete, with 1.5-metre ramps built on both roads to bring vehicles up to the height of the platform.
Mayor Reg Kidd said it would alert drivers to slow down.
“It has become a bit of a speedway,” he said.
Road rehabilitation was also completed near Glenroi Heights Public School in Maxwell Avenue, as well as work in Moad Place.
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Crews will now return to Cargo Road, after work was temporarily suspended in order to prioritise the school work.
The Cargo Road project began with contractors installing about 1300 metres of underground stormwater pipes, up to 1.2 metres in diameter.
Once complete, the road will be widened to 10 metres and raised.
Cr Kidd said springs were discovered during the work and more time was needed to complete the road properly.
“You can’t just build over the top, it doesn’t work that way,” he said.
Weather dependent, the Cargo Road project is expected to be completed in March.
From Tuesday, sections of the Northern Distributor Road between Icely Road and the Mitchell Highway will be replaced.
Then on Thursday, one lane of the Northern Distributor Road will be open between Ophir Road and Icely Road as contractor Downer completes the final layer of asphalt, building the surface up to 25 centimetres.
Contractor State Asphalt Services resealed 11 roads during the break, with the corner of of Endsleigh Avenue and Churchill Avenue to follow on Wednesday.
The hotmix asphalt surface will be more skid-resistant due to the area’s high crash history.
The road will be closed from Churchill Avenue at Edward Street to Endsleigh Avenue at Caroline Street from 7am to 4pm, but residents will still be able to come and go during the closure.
Roads recently resealed
- Turner Crescent
- Phillip Street
- Wahratta Way
- Margaret Street
- Sale Street
- Jubilee Avenue
- Bonanza Place
- Ophir Street
- Dalton Street
- Hampden Avenue
- Clinton Street between Kite and Summer streets
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