Flood restoration works – roads
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Our local road network suffered significant damage following the February 2022 flood. Additional damage from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is currently estimated.
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The very large volumes of emails, letters and calls since the floods are impacting on recovery works. Before you contact us, please review the information on this page and read our weekly flood recovery update, which provides you with the latest news on how the Tweed is recovering and rebuilding following the floods. Read more about your part in roads flood recovery.
As our road crews and contractors undertake the enormous task of fixing our roads, we ask motorists to please:
- have patience
- slow down and drive to the conditions
- understand that some repairs are only temporary until a more permanent fix can be completed
- be aware of changed traffic conditions.
Major flood restoration works
Last updated on Thursday 4 December 2025.
Until May 2026
Flood restoration work has commenced on a major slip on Byrrill Creek Road.
Contractor AMC has commenced work on the major slip on Byrrill Creek Road, located a few kilometres from the Kyogle Road.
The work will mean there will be road closures from 9am to 3pm daily, with a window for local residents’ access from 1pm to 1:30pm daily.
Work is expected to continue through to May 2026, weather permitting, but will break for the Christmas holiday period.
PCA contractors continue shotcreting on the lower sections of the Church Street embankment
Progress continues on the slope stabilisation works below Church Street in Murwillumbah. Additional soil nailing works, carried out near a water main junction to secure the mains, is complete and Church St has reopened. The soil nailing continues on the slip face behind the Op Shop with 2 large shotcrete sprays scheduled for next week.
Once concrete spraying is completed. A revegetation program is scheduled for north west corner of the site. The project scheduled to be completed in February 2026, weather permitting.
Until 31 January 2026
Reserve Creek Road safety measures and reduced speed
Shotcreting at the second site on Reserve Creek Road has been completed with site now fully reopened to traffic.
Flood restoration work continues on Reserve Creek Road at the site is located between Quinns Road and Charltons Road. The work is being carried out by contractor Hazell Bros and is expected to take until the end of January 2026 with work breaking for Christmas. Traffic will be reduced to single lane with traffic light controls in place. Motorists are advised to expect short delay.
The second site on Reserve Creek Road, contracted to SEE Civil, has been completed. Motorists are urged to proceed with caution and not move barriers.
Flood restoration work on Tomewin Road is nearing completion.
Flood restoration work is nearing completion on a land slip on Tomewin Road by contractor Hazell Bros.
The project involves downslope embankment stabilisation including drilling, soil nailing and shotcreting. The crews have completed kerb and guttering above the slope with line marking still to be done.
Traffic will continue to use a single lane with traffic controls in place and a reduced speed limit of 40 km/h through the work zone.
Repairs have commenced on causeways and roadways on Upper Crystal Creek Road.
Design works have commenced to replace a causeway on Booka Road at Upper Crystal Creek Road.
Flood restoration work.
Transport for NSW has approved an options report and design works will commence to replace one causeway on Booka Road and 2 causeways on Porters Road.
Blacks Drain at South Murwillumbah has been identified for a major overhaul as part of the Tweed’s Betterment Program.
Blacks Drain has had the final design amendments approved by RA. There has been some significant design changes after the completion of detailed flood modelling. Land consent has been signed off for work to commence and work approval has been received from Telstra. An information session with local residents was held in early December with another planned in the new year closer to work commencement. Procurement for construction is planned for January/February with work is expected to commence after the Easter holidays in 2026.
Expected to start February 2026
The approaches to the Byrrill Creek Bridge have been graded and a temporary seal has been laid ahead of more permanent works later in the year.
Byrrill Creek Road bridge design has progressed well with the project recently approved for funding by TfNSW. A temporary seal on the gravel approaches has been laid and with tenders now closed for the project.
Byrrill Creek Bridge works are expected to start in February 2026 after the completion of slip work on Byrrill Creek Road.
Planned works at Byangum Bridge and Deards Bridge are included in the one package by a construction contractor and will include abutment works under both bridges. Deards Bridge works are due to start in mid-January 2026.
Additional works
Bakers Road is scheduled for rehabilitation works starting in February 2026.
Bakers Road, Byangum (between Amarillo Drive & Kyogle Road): Pavement investigations are currently underway, with rehabilitation works planned to start in February 2026. The project will be delivered in two phases with priority areas requiring heavy pavement rehabilitation to be addressed first. This will be followed by minor patching and additional drainage works.
Byangum Bridge and Deards Bridge: Abutment works have commenced at Byangum Bridge and is expected to be completed before Christmas. Deards Bridge is also included in the one package by a construction contractor and is due to start in mid-January 2026.
Commissioners Creek, Doon Doon and Midginbil Road Slips: A package for the design of 9 slip sites along Commissioners Creek Road, Doon Doon Road and Midginbil Road has been awarded to consultant WSP. TfNSW recently approved $10 million in funding for these projects. Design works will be completed in December 2025 with works to commence in March 2026.
Dulguigan Road: Contractor WSP has completed the IFC design works for the sites, and the design has finally been approved for tender by TfNSW. Restoration works are currently planned to commence later this year.
Contractor SEE Civil has completed the pavement works for Everinghams Road.
Everinghams Road: Flood restoration work on Everinghams Road at Pumpenbil has been completed by contractors SEE Civil. Final work on the pavement has been completed. The project has involved drainage improvement and road restoration.
Flood restoration work has been completed on Hogans Road, Bilambil.
Hogans Road, Bilambil: Flood restoration work has been completed on a section of Hogans Road near Bilambil. The work required digging out the affected area, placing a rock blanket wrapped in geo cloth, improving drainage into the table drain and replacing the pavement.
Flood restoration work is near completion on Kyogle Road at site H.
Restoration work has switched to the upslope side of Kyogle Road near Mount Burrell.
Kyogle Road (Terragon, Uki and Clarrie Hall Dam): Design is progressing to 100% design for 2 slips on Clarrie Hall Dam Road, 1 slip on Kyogle Rd at Terragon, and 2 slips on Kyogle Road at Tarcoola Lane and is expected prior to Christmas.
Kyogle Road – Uki: Early drainage works have been completed at the slip site 200m south of these works near 911 Kyogle Rd. The slip repair is pending RA approval and will hopefully commence early next year.
Kyogle Road – near Kyogle Shire boundary: – Restoration work continues on Kyogle Road to the east of Lofts Pinnacle Road.
Crews are now completing the subsurface cut off drain on the uphill side of Kyogle Road this week. Temporary pavement repairs will be undertaken on the dip that has formed in the pavement towards the southern extent of works which will be completed next week.
Traffic controls will remain in place with alternate lane flow. Motorists advised to expect 5 minute delays.
Final design will commence after 6-12 months of geotechnical monitoring to assess the effectiveness of the early stabilisation works.
The permanent design solution will be implemented once flood damage funding has been approved by RA.
Contractors have completed flood restoration work on Glengarrie Road, Glengarrie.
Glengarrie and Fernvale Road: Design work for the restoration of land slips have been completed by Civil Consult and tenders for 3 of the 5 projects are currently being reviewed. Work has been completed on restoration of a slip on Glengarrie Road.
Flood restoration work has been completed at the Korrumbyn Creek causeway on Mount Warning Road.
Mount Warning Road: Flood restoration work has been completed on Mount Warning Road with the pouring of concrete approaches to the causeway at Korrumbyn Creek.
Both lanes are now open to the causeway. Excavation of table drains and backfilling has been carried out with pavement also extended to connect with existing sealed pavement.
Numinbah Road (DM00072), North Arm (between Marken Place & Harrys Road): Pavement repairs have commenced and are expected to take about 2 weeks. The works will include rehabilitation of the existing pavement, reshaping of the table drain, and a final reseal. During this period, traffic will be managed under a single-lane contra-flow arrangement.
There will be changed traffic conditions on Tweed Valley Way, south of Murwillumbah due to stability issues.
Tweed Valley Way, South Murwillumbah: Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions on Tweed Valley Way, heading south from Murwillumbah. Around 700 m south of Mistral Road, the left-hand lane will be closed due to slope stability concerns identified by geotechnical engineers. Speed will be reduced to 60 kmh through the work zone to keep motorists and workers safe. The lane closure will remain in place until repair works are completed – expected to take 6–12 months, pending Reconstruction Authority approvals and contractor availability.
Causeway on Booka Road, Upper Crystal Creek which was damaged by the February 2022 flood event.
Upper Crystal Creek, Booka Road and Porters Road: TfNSW has approved an options report and design works have commenced to replace causeways on Booka Road and on Porters Road. Construction is due to commence early 2026.
Southwest bridge and culvert package
Funding has been approved for various sites in the Tweed hinterland include McConnells Road box culvert, Doon Doon/Nightcap box culvert and Rowlands Creek Bridge. This package of works is currently being advertised for a construction contractor. Construction on this package is expected to start in November.
Consultant Bridge Knowledge has completed design drawings for a causeway replacement with a bridge towards the end of Rowlands Creek Road and a causeway replacement at the end of Doon Doon Road.
Installation of box culvert on McConnells Road is progressing well.
McConnells Road, Dunbible: Work continues on the installation of a box culvert near property 198 McConnells Road. A temporary side track has been constructed while the new culvert is installed. Work is expected to continue through to January 2026, weather permitting. Construction will break for the Christmas holiday period.
Ophir Glen Road bridge: Design works for a new concrete bridge to replace the timber structure is currently being designed as part of the Infrastructure Betterment Program.
All completion times are subject to weather permitting.
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Flood and weather event road restoration
Teams and contractors are closing in on a significant milestone with more than 88% of 2022 flood restoration projects now signed off.
Damage to Council assets from the 2022 floods was valued at $310 m and encompassed 3,476 separate damages. This work needs to be paid for, and executed, outside of the normal day-to-day work of Council teams and requires significant investment of resources.
Jobs included landslip stabilisation and bridge and culvert upgrades and repairs, minor projects like reconstruction of road pavements, scoured road shoulders and culverts and emergency repairs to provide short term access on blocked roads by removing landslip debris and trees and making interim pavement repairs.
There are still 392 damages to be completed from the 2022 floods worth $135 m and while they have been the principal focus of the teams, damages caused in 2024 and 2025 have also been on the restoration list.
The 2024 January weather event caused 331 damages estimated to be worth $21 m eligible for NSW and Commonwealth Government funding. So far 267 damages or 86% of works have been completed worth $3.65 m with 55 damages still to go worth $17.35 m.
Restoration projects for this event included both major projects and minor projects.
In March this year, the Tweed was hit by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred with the extent of disaster restoration causing 1131 damages. The value of works has been assessed at $75.5 m and to date 977 damages or 80% have been completed worth $11.5 m with another 154 damages to go worth $65 m. These include debris removal, road restoration, culvert upgrading and repairs and reconstruction works.
Tweed road restoration projects – an overview
Council is working on strategies to progress the remainder of road repairs following the 2022 flood event. A total of 3780 items have been identified as road damage across Tweed Shire.
We apologise for any inconvenience and ask for your patience as we work through our roadworks program.
Our road crews and contractors will continue to restore flood damage at the following sections of local roads:
Map of current and flood recovery works
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Important information
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Don't tamper with traffic lights – it puts people at risk and it's illegal.
Thieves stealing batteries from mobile traffic control lights are placing motorists’ lives at risk around the Tweed.
Even more concerning are those wilfully destroying traffic light units by pushing them over the edge of road embankments.
The units are there to provide safe traffic passage and any action to move or disable the lights places lives in jeopardy.
The units are there to provide safe traffic passage and any action to move or disable the lights places lives in jeopardy.
Similarly road signs advising of closures are placed for a reason – to protect the safety of road users.
When Council officers have to deal with issues regarding traffic control lights or road signage being repaired, reinstalled or cleaned from graffiti, it takes them away from other duties involved in flood recovery. There is also the additional cost of repairing or replacing them.
Having to respond to matters not directly involved in road repair and restoration simply delays the process.
Please do not remove or interfere with traffic control systems or road signage - it is a serious offence and police may be notified and hefty fines could be incurred.
Don't remove road closure signs or barriers
We urge residents not to remove road closure signs or barriers – they’re there to keep our community safe.
Removing or tampering with barriers is a serious offence and could result in someone being hurt or killed. Don’t be that person.
Flood damage to our road network is extremely significant and there are still many roads closed as crews continue with the clean-up.
Council crews are working as hard as they can but this work will take months, not weeks, to complete.
Please be patient.
Your part in roads flood recovery
We understand that residents would like regular updates and specific answers to questions about flood recovery works.
We have received very large volumes of emails, letters and calls since the floods and our staff are currently working through these while also trying to maintain business as usual services.
Many of these queries can be answered by referring to this page and our weekly flood recovery update. Time spent responding to demands and answering questions takes key staff away from dealing with the problem.
This can also result in delays in responding to customer queries or delays in carrying out crucial repairs – which are both frustrating to customers and staff.
We are fully aware of the issues and inconvenience caused by such significant damage to our road network and the need to repair quickly and safely. However post-disaster many of these situations are beyond our control.
For weekly updates on how the Tweed is recovering and rebuilding, please read our weekly flood recovery update.
You can also find more information about the progress of repairs on significant landslips on this page – this includes slips at Scenic Drive, Tyalgum Road, Kyogle Road, Reserve Creek Road, Limpinwood Road and Mount Warning Road.
Thank you for your understanding.
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Please note that information is not real-time as issues with access and mobile communication remain, making reliable hazard information hard to confirm.
We restore access to isolated communities first
Following severe weather events like floods and bushfires, we prioritise life-threatening situations and worst hit areas. We target our busiest roads and any areas were people are isolated.
This means that access will not always be restored to normal road standards.
Learn more about how we build, upgrade and maintain a safe and connected local road network, including how we prioritise road maintenance projects.
Avoid unnecessary travel
We ask motorists to avoid all unnecessary travel.
If you must travel, read our fact sheet(PDF, 288KB) for some tips to help keep you safe on our roads.
Expect water, fallen trees and possible landslips on the road – on any and every road.