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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/
 

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, October 18, 2021

Aberdeen

  • Toilets, garbage
  • Parks, sports fields and reserves mowing and maintenance
  • Public toilet maintenance
  • Playground inspections and maintenance
  • Capital Works tree planting
  • Tree maintenance 
  • Cemetery maintenance – Mowing
  • Gardening maintenance
  • Spraying Aberdeen Streets
  • Perth Street path maintenance
  • Segenhoe Street footpath construction
  • Aberdeen River Walk track, installation of sandstone blocks and table.
  • 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
  • Cassilis Hall Maintenance
  • Bunnan Bridge to Kars Springs construction works
  • Bettington Street footpath
  • Resheeting – Pembroke Road
  • Maintenance Grading – Wollar Road.
  • Heavy patching – Mountain Station Road, Idaville Road
  • Initial seal preparation – Bow, McCartney Road
  • Regional Road shoulder grading for reseals.
  • 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 Administration Building maintenance
  • Maintenance Grading – Timor Crawney Road
  • Action requests as required.

Scone

  • Toilets, garbage
  • Parks and reserves mowing and maintenance
  • Cemetery maintenance – Mowing
  • Cemetery construction – headstones
  • Public toilet maintenance
  • Playground inspections and maintenance
  • Bill Rose Sports Complex – summer sports maintenance
  • Aerating scone sports fields and parks
  • Irrigation for summer months 
  • Vegetation control and weed spraying
  • Belltrees drainage shoulder and road widening works
  • Bunnan Road - Gibbergunyah tree drainage
  • Bunnan Road – Shoulder maintenance
  • Heavy Patching – Satur Road
  • Farram Lane upgrade
  • Gully maintenance
  • Tree maintenance
  • Various streets – kerb and gutter maintenance 
  • Slashing & spraying – Regional Roads & villages
  • Maintenance Grading – Upper Dartbrook Road, Kars Springs Road, Stewarts Brook Road
  • Sign maintenance
  • Action requests as required.

The following roads are to be inspected next for the grading/maintenance program:

Merriwa: 

Scone Road
MR358 Road 

Murrurundi/Scone: 

Sargents Gap
Pages Creek Road
Sargents Gap
Beales 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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About Us

Upper Hunter Shire is located in the Hunter Region of NSW, approximately 250km north of Sydney.  The Shire is predominantly rural and encompasses 8,100km2.

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PO Box 208
Scone NSW 2337

Phone:  02 6540 1100
Fax:  02 6545 2671
council@upperhunter.nsw.gov.au

135 Liverpool Street, Scone
34-40 Vennacher Street, Merriwa
47 Mayne Street, Murrurundi

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Phone: 02 6540 1199

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Acknowledgement of Country

Ngayan marrungku paran wiyan Wanarruwa, mirumalikan  para ani parraykupa, ngatan ngayan marrung wiyan Ngarrakay paranpa yurakaykal ngatan pangaykal.

We acknowledge the Wonnarua people, traditional keepers of this land, and we pay respects to their Elders, past and present.

Translation by Aunty Sharon Edgar-Jones.

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