Thanks to a $9.5 million investment from the Federal and NSW Governments, essential disaster recovery work is underway on the Bruxner Highway at Mallanganee.
The works will provide essential access between towns and villages across northern New South Wales.
“The Bruxner Highway is a vital artery in the state’s north, connecting locals, freight and tourists from Ballina to Boggabilla,” NSW minister for recovery Janelle Saffin says.
“It is also one of the key local roads in my electorate, taking me directly to Tenterfield—a beautiful Tablelands town I proudly represent—and I know every twist and turn of this road.
“We have faced repeated severe weather in recent years, and this work is about more than repairing damage; it’s about strengthening our transport network so communities can recover faster and be better prepared for future events.”
Transport for NSW will carry out works including repairing and stabilising two downslopes which were damaged in a landslip between Willock Street and Bulmers Road at Mallanganee, about 40km west of Casino.
Work will require the installation of soil nails and micropiles, which are drilled deep into the slope, together with improvements to drains and culverts, which are expected to take about six months to complete.
The funding provision to ‘build back better’ is also under the DRFA, Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package.
Funding has been made available under the Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
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