A MAJOR section of Scotts Head Road was bitumen sealed last week, marking the completion of most of the upgrade works funded through the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program.
Nambucca Valley Council’s Bede Spannagle said curves five, six and seven, near Scotts Head Nursery, were sealed on Wednesday 15 April.
“It’s great to see the work of Council’s road crew come to fruition and have this lengthy section of improved road now sealed and reopened continually to two-way traffic,” he said.
“The drainage there has been boosted, with three 600 millimetre-wide culverts now installed under the road, each about 17 metres in length.
“Next, the crew will install guardrails along this section of road and line marking.
“The speed limit will remain at 60 kilometres per hour until these works are completed.”
Council’s road crew will next move further west along Scotts Head Road to curve two, located about 400 to 500 metres east of Warrell Creek Bridge.
The community can expect to see workers begin at the site from early May 2026, weather permitting.
Curve two presents additional challenges because it is a sharp bend with a house situated close to the road reserve.
The planned works at this location include extending the existing culvert, improving drainage, widening the road shoulder and installing new guardrails.
Council secured funding for the project through the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program in 2021-22.
Director of Engineering Services David Moloney said the works along Scotts Head Road had been entirely completed by Council’s road crew and local subcontractors.
“Council’s capable road crew has delivered all of these works and I’m extremely proud of the quality and the pace of their program here,” he told NOTA.
“We’ve been able to put on a new trainee to support the team and he’s learnt a lot since starting these significant works along Scotts Head Road, which is great.”
The road sections were identified either as locations with a history of casualty crashes or as sites with the potential for future crashes.
The aim of the funding is to reduce the social and economic impacts of road trauma by improving road safety and conditions.
By Mick BIRTLES
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