WORK will continue this year to repair landslip damage and make Lawrence Hargrave Drive more resilient to the effects of extreme weather events.

Transport for NSW Regional Director South, Cassandra Ffrench, said repair work will be carried out at multiple sites throughout this year to improve the overall resilience of the state road network in the area, which was damaged during successive extreme weather events since 2022.

“The work program will kick-off on Monday 17 March with the first stage of improvements to be made to the flow of stormwater into the culvert at Stoney Creek Bridge at Coalcliff,” Ms Ffrench said.

“This work will include installing low-profile roadside edges and additional drainage channels along Lawrence Hargrave Drive. Crews will return to this site later in the year to repair the scoured slope near the culvert.

“Work will also start on Monday to install new geotechnical monitoring equipment at the landslip site at Stanwell Park where repairs were completed last year.

“The monitoring equipment will provide early warning of changes in groundwater levels and slope movement to help anticipate potential landslip damage due to severe weather conditions.

“Some of the other work expected to start later this year includes the installation of micro piles to stabilise a landslip located south of Stanwell Park near the start of the Wodi Wodi walking track.

“We will also place rock fill and plant new vegetation to stabilise a failed slope on Bombora Way at Coalcliff, improve groundwater drainage and repair the road pavement near the raised walkway between Stanwell Park and Coalcliff.

“More work is in planning and our crews will be kept busy with repairing damage to make Lawrence Hargrave Drive a safer and more resilient road.”

This work follows an intensive program last year that resulted in close to $30 million worth of landslip repairs being carried out on state roads across southern NSW, including $5.5 million of work on Lawrence Hargrave Drive.

The natural disaster recovery work is funded by the Australian and NSW governments through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

To minimise impacts to motorists, work starting Monday 17 March near Stoney Bridge at Coalcliff will be carried out from 7.30pm to 3am each night until Thursday 20 March, weather permitting.

The southbound lane will be closed during work hours and re-opened to traffic during the day. A reduced speed limit of 40 km/h will be in place during work hours for the safety of road workers and motorists.

For more information visit https://www.livetraffic.com/incident-details/224515 

Installation of the monitoring equipment at Stanwell Park will require the northbound lane to be closed between Railway Crescent and Chellow Dene Avenue for one week.

The lane closure will be in place from 9.30am to 2.30pm from Monday 17 to Friday 21 March 2025.

For more information visit https://www.livetraffic.com/incident-details/224521 

Details on subsequent repairs will be provided when the work schedule is finalised. More information is available at: https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/current-projects/lawrence-hargrave-drive-natural-disaster-recovery

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