Maryanne Stuart MP
State Member for Heathcote
Alison Byrnes MP
Federal Member for Cunningham
Work to repair landslip damage on Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Scarborough is now complete thanks to $2 million in joint funding from the Australian and NSW Government’s Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
A three-month work program was carried out to repair the damage caused by a series of natural disaster events in 2022 and again this year, with normal traffic arrangements now back in place after the road and pedestrian footpath were restored.
More than 1200 tonnes of loose soil and rock were carefully excavated from the site in stages to reach a stable base before the road could be rebuilt and a total of 48 soil nails, which are eight-metre-long steel rods, were drilled under the width of the road to add strength to the slope.
Large foam blocks that weigh only about one per cent the weight of the traditional fill were used as part of the new base for the road, resulting in a significant reduction in pressure on the slope.
Forty-eight cubic metres of concrete was then sprayed across the slope below the road to help prevent future erosion.
The repair program was completed this week after final stages of work were carried out, including resurfacing a section of the road, installing guardrails and fencing and removing the concrete barriers from the road.
Work to repair landslip damage on a separate site on Lawrence Hargrave Drive, between Railway Crescent and Chellow Dene Avenue, began last week.
Transport crews will excavate a 40-metre section of the slope beneath the road then rebuild the road base, resurface the road and replace guardrails.
Work is being carried out between 7am and 5pm Monday to Friday, from Wednesday 9 October and is expected to take about 10 weeks to complete, weather permitting.
The community will be kept informed of the progress of this work.
For more information visit nswroads.work/lhd_repairs.
Quotes attributable to Member for Cunningham Alison Byrnes:
“The Minns and Albanese Labor governments are deeply committed to helping communities recover from severe weather events. We know how important it is that people can get back to their normal lives as quickly as possible.”
“This landslip repair was a complex but necessary job for the future resilience of one of our most iconic roads in the Illawarra, Lawrence Hargrave Drive.
“This $2 million program of work was funded through the Australian and NSW Government’s Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.”
Quotes attributable to Member for Heathcote Maryanne Stuart:
“I’d like to thank the community for its patience while this work was meticulously planned and carried out to ensure the safety of workers and motorists.
“This work has not only repaired landslip damage from severe weather in recent years, but it also improves the resilience of the road on the steep site for the future.
“Thanks also to the Transport for NSW crews and specialist contractors for carrying out repairs on the unstable slope close to the top of an 82-metre-high cliff face above the ocean.”
