FAQs

Council is working in partnership with NSW Public Works and Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to ensure the successful delivery of the project and to award the best contractor for the job. Selection will take into consideration: 

• Technical experience and successful performance on similar projects. 

• Ability to deliver on time and provide best value for money 

• Identification and management of risks related to the works and the community.  

• Acceptance of Council’s terms and conditions

Works are a repair in nature and not of the kind that provides for major realignment or upgrades to occur. The repairs will be future proofed to the extent that best practice design standards and the available funding allows.

Up to six weeks after the contract is awarded. All going well, that will be early 2023.

Every contractor will price a wet weather contingency in their tender. Council is keen to work with very experienced and well-resourced contractors who can accommodated reasonable wet weather impacts in their tender. Council will keep the community informed if there are delays due to unforeseen weather events.

There are no plans to restrict or commit tenders at the tender invitation stage. At the tender assessment stage discussions and negotiations will be had around the time frame for works completion and how this can be fast-tracked.

Yes, you can find the list under “major landslip package priorities’ here.

We’ll use all Council’s available channels to ensure the community is kept up-to-date and can plan for any planned disruption well in advance including: media releases; social media; flyers; council project pages; newsletters; community meetings; fortnightly updates from the contractors; signage on site and more. We’ll also connect with volunteer community members and groups to ensure information is disseminated to those who are not online.

We’re working on the second package of 60 landslips and plan to go out to tender by mid-2023.

Council has increased the road maintenance budget by $4million this year. 

Further budget allocations and maintenance staffing are being considered in the coming budget process which will be a community consultative exercise. This is where plans for increasing preventative maintenance budgets will be discussed.

Transport for NSW carried out a detailed assessment of Cambewarra Mountain and are designing solutions to stabilise these landslips areas.

Council has passed on this concern to TfNSW for investigation. For further questions or to receive regular updates related on the Moss Vale Road project, contact TfNSW on: 

Email: SouthProjects@transport.nsw.gov.au 

Mail: Moss Vale Road repair work, PO Box 477, Wollongong NSW 2520 

Phone: 02 4421 1610

TfNSW is carrying out natural disaster recovery work on Moss Vale Road at Cambewarra Mountain. They keep the community updated as work progresses on their project page where you can see the latest progress including the development of designs for the complex work required to stabilise the landslip areas.

These landslips will form part of our second package of landslips which is currently being prepared and is expected to go out to tender by mid-2023.

Load limits will be removed at the completion of the land slip and road repairs.

Council road crews continue to prioritise repairs and maintenance across the region. With a road network of 1770 km it has certainly been a challenge to keep on top of the damage caused by the natural disasters. Roads are certainly being repaired, but slower than we would like. In addition, crews are consistently doing temporary fixes on potholes (as a safety measure) until crews can return for more strategic and long-lasting repairs. 

All requests for road repairs are logged by our Customer Centre and allocated to districts for assessment. You can report, request or provide feedback online or by calling 1300 293 111.

Both. We have skilled maintenance crews across our four districts but they have been stretched since the severe weather. When funding is available, we will often seek reliable contractors to progress works as quickly as possible.

This is on Council’s radar and works are planned once we’re able to remediate nearby sites under the first landslip package (which starts next year).  At the moment, we’re unable to undertake works due to access to site.

Emergency vehicles will be granted access to travel on roads with load limits or under repair.  When landslip recovery works begin, our contractors will be obligated to have emergency plans in place. All the emergency services are aware of the situation up in KV and have plans in place to respond accordingly.

Go to Council’s ‘Get Ready’ page on how to prepare for emergencies.

Rates contribute to funding the cost of services and amenity of the whole city. This includes the operation and maintenance of community facilities such as libraries, sports fields and amenities, parks and playgrounds, foot paths, street lighting, social services, public health, environmental protection and much more.

We do recognise traffic lights are a cost-effective measure for road works or damaged roads and they are in place across many locations in the Shoalhaven.  

Where load limits have been put in place on roads damaged by landslips, traffic control crews have been required to stop large vehicles accessing these roads for safety reasons.

Council is always interested in exploring new effective technology to improve efficiencies and other effects such as improved safety. However, locations with poor lighting or poor 4G/5G reception, the capturing of clear photos or the storage / live data may be problematic in the near future.

The Bendeela Pumping and Power Station is not owned or operated by Shoahaven City Council. You will find more information on Origin Energy’s website regarding Shoalhaven pumped hydro energy storage scheme.