With housing in short supply across Eurobodalla, we're getting on with work to help unlock more residential development.
Moruya has plenty of suitable land, but in some areas the lack of local infrastructure can slow down development, leaving sites underutilised.
While Council doesn't build houses, we can deliver the infrastructure and planning to make new housing possible. Over the past few years, we have been working on the Moruya Housing Infrastructure Project - investing in the essentials like roads, drainage, water services and pathways to encourage well-planned development. A roundabout on the highway is the next big project that will support a future emergency services precinct as well as future homes.
Traffic impacts: Site set-up will begin after the Anzac Day weekend and will require three days of traffic control, with delays expected. Please allow extra travel time. After set-up, two lanes will reopen with a 60km/h speed limit.
This new roundabout near Moruya TAFE is separate from the NSW Government roundabout at the new hospital, but both are needed to support a growing community and improve traffic flow and safety.
Our roundabout will connect two new roads branching off the highway. A short one will provide a new campus entrance to the TAFE and a longer one in the opposite direction will provide a new entrance to the Essential Energy station and the future emergency services precinct. These new roads will create safer, more direct access to important community facilities while also opening up nearby land with development potential.
Building a roundabout of this scale will take most of the year. Because the highway is already under a reduced speed limit, we don't expect commuters to notice a big change. The work will be staged and barriers in place to keep traffic flowing wherever possible. We'll do our best to minimise delays and make sure access to the TAFE is maintained.
The $4 million roundabout project is fully funded by the Australian Government's Housing Support Program - Community Enabling Infrastructure Stream, helping Council deliver the infrastructure needed to support future housing and contribute to Australia's target of 1.2 million new homes by 2029.
