A section of Forsyth Street to close for road rehabilitation works

Published: 07 Nov 2024 2:35pm

Wagga Wagga City Council advises residents and road users there will be a major disruption to traffic conditions in Forsyth Street in the city’s CBD, with the road expected to be closed for up to 10 days for rehabilitation works, starting on Monday 11 November.

The stretch of Forsyth Street between Baylis Street and Berry Street will be closed for 24 hours a day as contractors Complete Road Seal (CRS) carry out the night works.

Director Infrastructure Services Henry Pavitt says the work will involve road reconstruction with full-depth asphalt.

“In the same way they’ve been doing the current Kooringal Road upgrade, CRS will mill out the existing road pavement and replace it with a new thick layer of asphalt at the base, prior to the final stage of works which will be to put in the wearing course,” Mr Pavitt said.

“The road, including the crossing between the Sturt Mall and Wagga Marketplace, will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians for the duration of the project, which we anticipate will take between eight to 10 days to complete, depending on the weather conditions.

“We understand this will cause inconvenience to shoppers, businesses and motorists in the vicinity, but it is essential to ensure everyone’s safety as there will be a lot of heavy machinery and equipment on site.”

Detours will be in place for motorists and pedestrians.

Mr Pavitt recommends that people always follow the advice of the traffic controllers.

Council staff have spoken to business operators along Forsyth Street, as well as those businesses on the eastern side of Baylis Street which use Invermay Lane for night-time deliveries.

“We have also liaised with Sturt Mall and Wagga Marketplace management, and with some of the larger retail outlets which currently access their delivery bay from Forsyth Street,” Mr Pavitt said.

“We are working with them on developing contingency plans regarding  how to best enable continued access during the works, to minimise disruptions to deliveries, however, impacts will remain.”

The Forsyth Street works are scheduled to start on Monday 11 November and be completed Wednesday 20 November 2024, again, weather permitting.

It will be followed by rehabilitation night works on Berry Street (between Morgan and Forsyth streets), and Morgan Street (between Blake and Tarcutta streets and Murray and Docker streets).

“Council thanks residents and motorists in advance for their patience and cooperation throughout the closure and detour period.”

These upgrades are funded under the State Government’s Regional Emergency Road Repair fund, the Australian Government’s Roads to Recovery program, and Council’s Urban Asphalt program.

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