Grassy Head Rd pavement rehabilitation works
Published on 25 August 2026
Pavement rehabilitation works along a 250 metre stretch of Grassy Head Road are progressing well, with the rock subbase layer now completed on the northbound lane and most of the gravel pavement layer placed.
Nambucca Valley Council Acting General Manager David Moloney said due to wet weather over the weekend, the construction team will require an extension until Friday 4 September 2026 to complete the works.
“The change to the road pavement rehabilitation’s scope to allow one lane of the road to open to vehicles at a time, up until approximately 8.30am in the morning, and after 3.30pm in the afternoon on construction days, has worked well,” he said.
“Our construction crew have made progress despite some inclement weather.
“The team does however need one more week to complete the works and they have now advised the road will not be re-opened to both lanes of traffic until Friday 4 September, weather depending.
“I thank our community for their continued patience while we improve this road.”
In early August, Council’s infrastructure team re-assessed its Grassy Head Road pavement rehabilitation program in order to allow Busways school buses and vehicles travelling in peak periods to use the road.
Grassy Head Rd will be open to vehicles, one-lane contraflow traffic control arrangement:
• Outside of construction hours: from 3.30pm in the afternoons, up until 7.15am in the mornings on Tuesday to Friday 25-28 August and 31 August-4 September
• From 7.15am to approximately 8.30am on the above construction days, vehicles will be provided access through the work site in a contraflow traffic arrangement.
Grassy Head Rd will be closed to vehicles:
• From approximately 8.30am to 3.30pm Tuesday to Thursday 25-28 August and Monday to Friday 31 August-4 September, weather depending
• All vehicles* will need to detour via Stuarts Point and the Pacific Motorway, during these times.
*Vehicles excepted are those driven by residents who live directly adjacent to the work site and whose driveways intersect the work site. Driveway access will be maintained, under the guidance of work site staff.
The section of Grassy Head Road where the pavement rehabilitation works have been carried out is located near the intersection of Scotts Head Road and extends south for about 250m to approximately 865 Grassy Head Road.
If community members have any questions about the work, they can contact Council on (02)6568 2555.
This partial road closure has been put on Live Traffic to assist with route planning for commuters when using navigational apps. If you want to stay up-to-date on Council works, consider downloading Council’s Antenno app. Antenno is a free mobile app, which provides real time notifications about Council works. To get Antenno on your smart phone, simply visit your App Store or Google Play and download.
Council also has an interactive map available on its website identifying road closures.
ALL MEDIA ENQUIRIES TO:
Mr David Moloney
ACTING GENERAL MANAGER
02 6568 2555
DATE: 25 August 2026