Disruptions expected as geotechnical studies begin

Published: 01 Sep 2023 11:24am

Wagga Wagga City Council is advising motorists and residents to expect traffic disruptions due to geotechnical investigations on a number of roads across our local government area over coming weeks.

The evaluation work is scheduled to start from Tuesday 5 September and take approximately two weeks, weather permitting.

It will include sections of Copland Street, Kooringal Road, Byrnes Road and Main Street, as well as several streets and intersections in the city centre, east Wagga Wagga, Lake Albert and Kooringal.

Director Infrastructure Services Warren Faulkner said the geotechnical investigations are part of the assessment process as Council prepares its program of road works, which is expected to start in October.

“These geotechnical investigations for road rehabilitation projects involve digging into the ground to understand the soil, rocks, and other materials underneath the road,” Mr Faulkner said.

“This helps engineers figure out how strong the current pavement and foundation under the pavement is and what kind of challenges might be lurking beneath the surface.

“By doing these investigations, we can plan the best ways to fix or improve the road, making it safer and longer lasting for everyone who uses it.”

This year, the investigations are being carried out as one block of work split between two local contractors.

The contractors will have an auger (drill) mounted to a trailer and will stop and test a site and then move up the road to the next site.

One lane will be closed around the trailer while the testing is being carried out, with traffic control measures in place.

The 2023/24 program of road works will be confirmed once the NSW Budget is announced in September.

Motorists can keep up to date with traffic disruptions by visiting livetraffic.com

Schedule of geotechnical investigations