To keep the community informed about roads maintenance and repairs in the Lithgow Local Government Area, Council will be providing you with regular updates on where council crews are working and what they are working on.
In the coming week, Council teams and contractors will be working on the following roads (pending weather).
Works commencing week ending Friday 21 November
- Gas Works Lane, Lithgow – Works will commence on 17 November on the collapse in Gas Works Lane, near the intersection of Chifley Road These works are expected to take approximately 3 weeks to repair the drainage line and reconstruct the road around the repairs.
- Magpie Hollow Road, Bowenfels - Works will commence on 17 November on road patching repair along Magpie Hollow Road, starting from the intersection with Hampton Road. The works are scheduled to be undertaken through to mid-December, with works commencing on Sodwalls Road in early 2026.
- Hassans Walls Road, Lithgow – (the location of the water main blow-out) will be sealed by the end of the week.
Works undertaken week ending 14 November
- Portland-Cullen Bullen Road – Teams are repairing the heaves between Limestone Creek Road and Portland Waste Facility and undertaking repairs to potholes between Portland and Cullen Bullen.
- Back Cullen Bullen Road, Portland– Repairs undertaken to the road and edges.
- Bell and Falnash Street, Portland– The final trimming of Bell and Falnash Streets and seal by the end of the week.
- Portland trotting track– trotting track and the road into the track has been graded.
- Honeysuckle Falls Road, Tarana – grading and drainage works have been completed.
- Fields Road, Hartley– Rehabilitation of sections of the road and improvements to the drainage along the road has commenced.
- Bayonet Street, Lithgow – Works are continuing to repair the trenches that have blown out. Whilst this is not a permanent fix for the road, it will improve the rideability of the street until permanent work can be completed in the future.
- Jenolan Caves Road - Bus shelter has been replaced.
Pothole Repairs
Repairs are being undertaken on roads around Lithgow and Portland to rectify potholes. The pothole patching teams will continue to move across the LGA with repairs to McKanes Falls Road and Pipers Flat Roads to be undertaken in upcoming works.
Council has just awarded contracts for the following works which will commence on contractor availability.
Wolgan Road, Wolgan Valley floor– these works are funded by the Disaster Relief Funding Authority (DRFA) and approved.
Mid-Hartley Road and Hampton Road– Works have been awarded joint funded by both the DRFA and Council to make repairs and reseal Mid-Hartley Road, Hartley and Hampton Road, between Magpie Hollow Road and Rydal Village.
