Stage 1 of Cobar Shire Council’s Industrial Estate Road and Storm Water Upgrade project is nearing completion.
The project included the upgrade of Old Bourke Road between the Barrier Highway and Campbell Street and the full length of Campbell Street between Old Bourke Road and Dunstan Street.
Work included upgrading the existing swale drains to increase their capacity and reduce the impacts of localised flooding along with upgrading roads to accommodate oversized vehicles and the installation of new asphalt.
Council’s director of engineering services, Amer Tawfik, presented an update on the project to last week’s Ordinary Council Meeting.
Mr Tawfik reported the encasing of the stormwater pipes has been completed along with associated kerb and channel work.
Road basecourse material has been laid along with a road primer seal (to protect roads from rain damage).
Mr Tawfik said some finishing and tidying up work has yet to be completed and the laying of the asphalt permanent seal is scheduled to take place next week.
Cr Bob Sinclair and Cr Michael Prince spoke on the matter with both concerned “about the level of gutters compared to the bitumen” with a discrepancy of about four inches.
Mr Tawfik explained that when the final asphalt seal is laid, the road should then be flush with the cap.
