March 9, 2023Posted in: Delivering, Listening, Roads and Assets

Wingecarribee Shire Council’s trial of an innovative new bitumen pavement to help fast-track works on Station Street is paying dividends for locals, less than a week after the start of construction. To minimise inconvenience for motorists and businesses and enable the road to re-open by Easter, Council is laying a new pavement solution called EME2,...
March 3, 2023Posted in: Delivering, Listening, Roads and Assets

Welcome news for motorists today – new technology, combined with continuing construction after dark, will put the Station Street Upgrade back on track. Minimising inconvenience for motorists has been Wingecarribee Shire Council’s priority following the discovery of hazardous Coal Tar during roadworks, and the project team have succeeded in quickly finding an innovative solution for...
February 17, 2023Posted in: Delivering, Roads and Assets

Minimising inconvenience for motorists and local businesses is our priority as Wingecarribee Shire Council takes steps to fast-track upgrades to Station Street in Bowral, following the discovery of hazardous materials beneath the road’s surface. An overnight report to Council detailed that ‘coal tar’ had been detected beneath the road pavement during construction activities as part...
January 19, 2023Posted in: Corporate Affairs, News, Roads and Assets

You’ll be pleased to know we’ve had some success with our continued efforts to lobby for the substantial State funding needed to smooth over our widespread pothole crisis. We moved quickly to secure $418,725.51 from $500 million in NSW Government Grant funding to help regional Councils across NSW repair roads severely damaged by extreme weather...
January 11, 2023Posted in: Delivering, Roads and Assets

As we prepare to move quickly on much needed improvements to Old South Road, Wingecarribee Shire Council have made arrangements to minimise disruption for residents. “Taking on board community feedback about the closure of Old South Road for construction, coinciding with works at Station Street, we’ve balanced these concerns with the urgency of completing the...