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NOTICE OF WORKS – LANES BRIDGE BOWRAVILLE
Council wishes to advise works adjacent to Lanes Bridge Bowraville will commence on Monday 28 November 2022, weather permitting.
Soil Conservation Service have been engaged by Council to repair the eroded riverbank following flood damage and will undertake works to protect the bridge abutment and pile infrastructure improving safety, river bank vegetation condition and amenity of the adjacent Council reserve.

The scope of works includes repair of the river left bank upstream of Lanes Bridge abutment with revetment using approximately 992 tonne of clean quarry rock, and installation of rock and hardwood log deflector groynes to dissipate energy, assist flow direction and prevent downstream erosion.

Contractors will batter the upper bank and install erosion controls such as jute fabric, coir logs, annual grass seed and planting of approximately 400 riparian tube stock plants to rehabilitate the site
The works are scheduled to be completed prior to the end of December 2022 (subject to weather conditions). Minor delays may be experienced for local traffic during contractor vehicle movement and a temporary reduction to the speed zone may be in place.

Should you have any questions regarding these works please contact Caroline Szary, Project Engineer on 0439 109 625