Willow Vale Bridge

The traffic lights were commissioned on Monday and the whole intersection is now functioning, providing safe access to and from Willow Vale as well as the newly linked Crimea Street in Balaclava.

The project team would like to thank all residents for their patience while the work was completed. We know that driving down to Braemar Avenue caused you inconvenience but we hope that the short term annoyance will be worth it now with improved safety for all.

We’d also especially like to acknowledge and thank the nearby neighbours who rarely complained despite being affected by regular traffic control plus noise and bright lights at all sorts of unsocial hours.

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Following the Christmas break works are now resuming on this project.

As part of the remaining works, Council’s nominated contractor will be undertaking night works from January 10 to January 12 to complete the asphalting on the Old Hume Highway. These works will happen between the hours of 6pm and 5am, and are in addition to day works.

Traffic flow will be maintained throughout the operation by traffic controllers. As with the night works previously conducted by John Holland Rail, there will heavy machinery, truck movements, some generators and bright lights on site which may affect nearby residents. We apologise for this unavoidable aspect of the works.

Works to follow these night works will be signage installation, commissioning of the traffic signals, line marking, and landscaping.

Should you have any queries or concerns you would like addressed, please contact Tim Wadling on (02) 4868 0825 or by email at tim.wadling@wsc.nsw.gov.au

As the weather continues to hold lots of work has been completed on the Willow Vale bridge site including re-alignment with Crimea Street, stormwater drainage and northbound bus bay.

Up next will be night asphalt work undertaken on the Old Hume Highway on 28 and 29 November 2016. This will be done between 7pm and 5am across those two nights. As with the evening works previously conducted by John Holland Rail, there will need to be heavy machinery, generators and bright lights on site which may affect nearby residents. We apologise for this unavoidable aspect of the works.

Traffic flow will be maintained at all times on the Old Hume Highway with traffic controllers present to guide motorists.

Signage installation, commissioning of the traffic signals, line marking and landscaping are the remaining tasks to be undertaken.

The project team is confident that the work will remain on schedule and be completed mid December if the weather remains kind.

Willow Vale, Balaclava and Braemar residents will receive a Community Update in their letterboxes this week. A copy can be read here.

The power outage previously scheduled for 5 July 2016 was postponed due to the wild weather.

The outage is now scheduled for 25 July 2016.

Affected properties have been notified. There may be some delays to traffic whilst the power pole works are undertaken.

Further information can be obtained from Picton Powerlines on 4683 1174.

A further power outage has been scheduled for Tuesday 5 July 2016 from 8am to 4.30pm. Affected properties have been notified. There may be some delays to traffic whilst the power pole works are undertaken.

Further information can be obtained from Picton Powerlines on 4683 1174.

As part of the power pole works required for the new bridge, there will be a power outage on 16 June 2016 that will affect Willow Vale residents from 8am to 4.30pm.

Notifications have been sent out to affected residents but if you have any enquiries about the work please contact Picton Power Lines on 4683 1174 or Endeavour Energy on 131 003.

If you've recently traveled past the Willow Vale bridge site you will know that the project is really progressing!

The concrete bridge arches have all been lifted into place and earthworks for the road on the bridge have commenced.

There will be powerpole relocation works on 16 June 2016 which could have a minor impact on traffic flow during the day.

Streetlighting will also be installed as part of the powerpole relocation works.

Council road works are expected to start in late July.

On Monday May 9 there will be some significant works happening at the bridge site which will result in temporarily changed traffic conditions. On the highway one northbound lane will be closed for most of the day whilst several concrete bridge arches are lifted into place. At the same time traffic on Railway Terrace will need to stop intermittently whilst the powerlines are dropped across the railway and Railway Terrace for this work to occur.

The powerlines will be reinstated on Wednesday May 11 and this will result in the need to intermittently stop traffic again whilst this work occurs.