Roads & Bridges

Roads & Bridges

Alec Cone Bridge opening 2013

Llangollen Road rehabilitation

Upper Hunter Shire Council provides a wide range of "on the ground" services to the local community which includes the construction and maintenance of local and regional roads.
The strategic objective for Council’s roads and bridges is to undertake roads maintenance and construction works to acceptable standards in a cost-effective, sustainable manner. Council publishes a weekly Works Schedule which gives a quick overview of where staff are working. Scroll down for the latest scheduled works.
Upper Hunter Shire Council controls a road network of approximately 1,749km, with a total of 124 bridges. The road network can be summarised as:

NETWORK

TOTALS

Local Roads

Rural sealed

317 kms

Rural Unsealed

1,154 kms

Urban Streets

107 kms

Bridges and Major Culverts

87

Regional Roads

Rural sealed

163 kms

Rural Unsealed

11 kms

Urban Streets

8.5 kms

Bridges and Major Culverts

45

Council also provides road maintenance services under contract to the Roads and Maritime Services for the State classified road networks in the Upper Hunter Shire Local Government area which include:

MR62
Bunnan Rd
Scone – Merriwa
MR105
Hunter Rd
Scone – Moonan Flat
MR 358
Coulsons Creek Rd
Merriwa – Willow Tree
MR 214
Ulan Rd
Cassilis - Mudgee
MR 618
Vineroy Rd
Cassilis to Coolah

Further Information
http://www.lpi.nsw.gov.au/about_lpi/comprehensive_property_addressing_system
http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/
http://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/

Roads and Bridges Forms

Addressing Application
Roadside Grazing Approval Application

Roads Policy Index

Downloads
Collection of Firewood from Council Controlled Road Reserves [PDF | 3pages | 119KB]
Maintenance - Dust Seal Criteria
Maintenance - Street Lighting
Maintenance - Unmaintained Dedicated Public Roads
Ramps, Public Gates & Grids
Stock Grazing & Movement on Council Roads [PDF | 6 pages | 152KB]
Upgrading Crown Roads
Local Facility Signposting
Installation of Private Water Supply For Irrigation Crossing on Council
Water Extraction for Local Road Maintenance and Construction Works

Where Council is working this week

A weekly update from Upper Hunter Shire Council Infrastructure Services on construction and maintenance on roads, bridges, water, sewer, airport and saleyards around the Shire. Planned work relies on favourable weather conditions.
Works Schedule for Week Starting Monday 26 July 2021
Aberdeen
Toilets, garbage
Parks, sports fields and reserves mowing and maintenance
Public toilet maintenance
Playground inspections and maintenance
Capital Works tree planting
Cemetery maintenance – Mowing
Cemetery construction – concrete plinths
Gardening maintenance
St Andrew’s Reserve maintenance for upcoming events
Aberdeen River Walk track, installation of sandstone blocks.
Graeme Street pothole maintenance.
Action requests as required
Merriwa
Toilets, garbage
Parks, sports fields and reserves mowing and maintenance
Public toilet maintenance
Playground inspections and maintenance
Capital works tree planting
Bunnan Bridge to Kars Springs construction works
Bettington Street footpath
Cassilis Community Hall, construction works
Driver Reviver ongoing works
Golden Highway, road maintenance
Golden Highway patching works and guardrail installation.
Maintenance Grading –Stotts Lane, Neeleys Lane, Summerhill Road
Action requests as required
Murrurundi
Toilets, garbage
Parks, sports fields and reserves mowing and maintenance
Cemetery maintenance – Mowing
Public toilet maintenance
Playground inspections and maintenance
Murrurundi Youth Centre Maintenance
Wilson Memorial Oval Top Soil
Wilson Memorial Oval amenities upgrade finalisation
Murrurundi Bike Track and Skate Park
Blandford town streets maintenance
Maintenance Grading – Warlands Creek Road
Action requests as required
Scone
Toilets, garbage
Parks, sports fields and reserves mowing and maintenance
Cemetery maintenance – Mowing
Cemetery construction – concrete plinths
Public toilet maintenance
Playground inspections and maintenance
Capital works tree planting
White Park maintenance for upcoming events
Scone Park and Murray Bain maintenance for football season
Bill Rose Sports Complex – winter sport maintenance
Bypass reserve maintenance
Vegetation control and weed spraying
Tullong Road drainage, shoulders and pavement.
Liverpool / Stafford Street intersection upgrade
Drainage works – Tomalla Road
Belltrees rehabilitation works
Owens Gap earth works and drainage.
Gully maintenance
Tree maintenance
Various streets – kerb and gutter maintenance
Slashing & spraying – Regional Roads & villages
Maintenance Grading – Cliftlands Road, Common Road
Sign maintenance
Action requests as required
The following roads are to be inspected next for the grading/maintenance program:

Merriwa:
MR214
MR618
Murrurundi/Scone:
Moobi Road
Yarrandi Road
Scotts Creek

Please make a customer request by ringing Council on 6540 1100 or filling in the form here on the Fix It page. Customer requests are documented and work schedules are prioritised this way.
Contact Details

Infrastructure Services Department
Phone: 02 6540 1115
Fax: 02 6545 2671
council@upperhunter.nsw.gov.au

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Council Services

Local Roads

Regional Roads

Further Information

Roads and Bridges Forms

Roads Policy Index

Downloads

Where Council is working this week

Works Schedule for Week Starting Monday 26 July 2021

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