An escalated road-fixing program, to address extensive damage caused by the recent natural disaster and flooding, has now commenced in the Lower Blue Mountains.
Work in Mount Victoria, Blackheath and Wentworth Falls is almost complete and this week (from June 15) work commenced in Blaxland to Lapstone, Springwood to Yellow Rock and Katoomba to Leura.
From January to May 2021, council filled 7,300square metres of potholes, as well as repaired over 2080 square metres of asphalt shoulders and 2600 square metres of footpaths.
"To put recent pothole repairs completed during this period into perspective, what was achieved in five months of this year is more than what was achieved throughout the whole of 2019-2020," the mayor, Mark Greenhill, said.
"Council has received reports from residents of potholes, and other road damage, on an unprecedented scale and councils across the state are facing a similar situation.
"In response, Blue Mountains council has allocated extra funding, teams and equipment to systematically address the issue and complete heavy patching repairs. Work commenced in the Upper Mountains, and is now moving to other parts of the city," Cr Greenhill said.
Four teams of contractors are currently working throughout the Mountains. It is expected that these current works will be completed by early July 2021.
"We are all keen for this work to be done quickly, but the reality is that major projects like this do take some time. Thank you to the community for patience and understanding," said Cr Greenhill.
To report a pothole, or road damage, please contact council via eServices at bmcc.nsw.gov.au/eservices. You can also email council@bmcc.nsw.gov.au or call on 4723 5000 (Lower Mountains) or 4780 5000 (Upper Mountains).
