Barkers Lodge Road Landslides

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Wollondilly Shire experienced record rainfall throughout March and April of 2022 during what had already been a wet summer. The heavy rainfall triggered geotechnical instability across the shire which caused significant damage to Council road infrastructure through landslips and rock falls. Council is in the process of repairing road damage sites through assistance of NSW Disaster Assistance funding.

Key Details

Suburb	Picton
Category	Road
Status	Complete
Start Date	Wednesday, 30 March 2022
End Date	Tuesday, 8 August 2023

Timeline

Activity	Status	Timeframe
Phase 1: Immediate Works
Site clean-up	Complete	March 2022
Buttress downslope site	Complete	March 2022
Reopening under traffic control	Complete	March 2022
Phase 2: Long Term Remediation
Field investigations	Complete	April 2022
Detailed design retaining structure	Complete	August 2022
Land owner mediation	Complete	December 2022
Construction	Complete	April 2023
Project completion	Complete	September 2023

Timeframes are indicative only and subject to weather, Covid-19, utility permits and State award of funding.

Updates

4 April 2023

Update 4 April 2023

Barkers Lodge Road suffered a major upslope and minor downslope landslide
The downslope slip has been cleared of debris and buttressed with a geofabrics and rock fill
The upslope landslide has been cleared and field investigations undertaken to design a retaining structure which will allow the road to be opened to normal traffic movements
The rectification and time of delivery for this site is dependent upon the input from ARTC of which these discussions are underway
The road will be under contraflow traffic management until the upslope landslip has been remediated

19 July 2023

Update 19 July 2023

ARTC work on the landslip at Barkers Lodge Road has been completed and the traffic lights will be removed
The work is not entirely complete and there are some other works to be completed by Council
These works will be performed in the near future under traffic control as required

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