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Sealing the Cobb and Silver City Highways Community Update April 2020 Transport for NSW Sealing the Cobb and Silver City highways Community update I April 2020 The NSW Government is providing $145 million to rebuild and seal the remaining sections of both the Cobb and Silver City highways, bringing the total invested since 2011 to $195 million. Rebuilding these highways will greatly improve the safety and reliability of routes for trade, tourism and local communities. In December 2020 the Far West Project Team earned the title of Transport for NSW "Project Team of the Year" for their ongoing achievements and commitment to deliver. We asked some of the team: What do you enjoy about working in the Far West? Ethan Degoumois, Anthony Tom Smith, Ben Ragenovich, Tayla Doubtfire, Sabrina Trezise, Road Worker: Campbell, Civil Truck Driver: Safety Civil Construction Road Worker: I enjoy working Construction I was born and Environment and Trainee: Connecting out bush with Trainee: bred in the bush Quality Officer: I like working communities gives a good crew. I like working in and I know the I enjoy the remotely in a me a feeling of Weather can be a new places over importance of isolation the Far construction immense pride. challenge, some the Far West and accessible roads West offers. It environment. I In addition, I would days it can be working with the in the outback. forces us to adapt have also become like to be a role 45°C and the next older generation, I enjoy being and grow the close friends with model for younger it could be raining. learning from the part of the team way we work to the person I live generations, stories they tell. that makes meet industry with at camp, and especially females. this possible. standards. she has become my support system. Shannon's Creek cleared for take-off Transport for NSW, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and community members came together in July 2019 for a workshop and mock scenario at the Shannon’s Creek Emergency Airstrip on the Silver City Highway. The day focused on site familiarisation as well as an emergency RFDS landing drill, with the help of eleven year old Max Day, a local who needed the services of the RFDS and the airstrip after a motorbike accident. The all-weather airstrip means that residents living on properties in the area, who previously travelled up to two and a half hours to get to a hospital in an emergency situation, can get help faster – possibly saving their lives. Workshop attendees gather on the Shannon’s Creek Emergency Airstrip Snapshot: where are we up to? Collaborating on the Cobb Transport for NSW has partnered with Central Darling Completed since July 2019: Shire Council to deliver a reliable and connected Cobb Highway. Cobb Highway Silver City To date, Central Darling Shire Council has assisted with • Gypsum Mine North • Peak Hill Central sourcing rock, crushing gravel, drilling bores, installing (5.5km) (3.4km) tanks and relocating fence lines. All of which have significantly contributed to the overall project success. • Tasman Road (6km) • Shannons Creek • Slamannon South North stage 1 (3km) In addition, Council has effectively delivered sealing (3.1km) • One Tree (7.3km) works on Menindee Road North (2km), Gypsum Mine north (5.5km) and Slamannon South (3.1km), with • Salt lake (4.6km) Yelta (6.4km) in construction. The extent of activities achieved to date demonstrates the In construction: effectiveness of partnering with local communities such as Central Darling Shire Council to deliver local projects. Cobb Highway Silver City • Yelta (6.4km) • Coally South (5.2km) • Eurella South (6.4km) • Shannons Creek North Stage 2 (3.7km) and Cobham Lake (1.7km) Cobb Highway sealing work Silver City Highway initial seal Cobb Highway initial seal program program as at March 2020 as at March 2020 10k 10k WARRI GATE 85.6 kilometres of 61.1 kilometres of road sealed since 2011 road sealed since 2011 67.5 kilometres of 71 kilometres of unsealed road WILCANNIA unsealed road remaining remaining Tibooburra to Warri Gate (includes 1.33 km sealed section) 54.4 km Stage One Q2 – 2020 10km section Stage Two Q3 – 2020 43.1km remaining Fairmount 4.4 km TIBOOBURRA Warratta Creek 8.0 km Fairmount 1 5.2 km Teryawynia 5.1 km Milparinka 4.9 km Teryawynia South 6.1 km Slamannon 5.4 km Peak Hill Central 3.4 km MILPARINKA Slamannon South 3.1 km Peak Hill Causeway 4.3 km Yelta 6.4 km White Elephant Glen Albyn South 5.1 km Tank Extension 2.0 km One Tree 7.3 km Q3 – 2020 Kerpa Station North 4.9 km Rosewood 4.0 km Coally South 5.2 km Q4 – 2020 Q1 – 2021 Salt Lake 4.6 km Cobham Lake 1.8 km Mount Manara North 3.9 km Rosewood South 5.1 km Stage 2 Q2 – 2022 Q2 – 2021 Shannon’s Creek North Stage Two 3.7km Mount Manara 3.8 km Bushley 3.3 km Q1 – 2022 Q4 – 2021 Shannon’s Creek North Stage One 3km Shannon’s Creek 13.4 km Mount Manara South 4.8 km Half Way Tree 3.8 km Q1 – 2022 William’s Tank Stage Two 3.6 km Q3 – 2021 Q2 – 2020 Springdale 7.0 km Dromore 6.1 km William’s Tank Stage One 3.6 km Q3 – 2020 Springdale South 2.9 km Q3 – 2020 Milpa Flat 5 km Eurella 10.3 km Gypsum Mine North 5.5 km PACKSADDLE Barons Creek 5.2 km Baden Park 3.6 km Q3 – 2020 Packsaddle Bridge 2.4 km Eurella South 6.4 km Eight Mile 7.2 km Monivea 5.0 km Q2 – 2020 Euriowie Creek 13.0 km Tasman Road 6.0 km Project Status Project Status Menindee Road North 2.0 km Existing sealed highway prior Existing sealed highway prior to 2011 to 2011 IVANHOE Completed since 2011 Completed since 2011 In planning with scheduled In planning with scheduled start dates subject to change start dates subject to change In construction In construction Where are the materials for the roads sourced? As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability, materials used throughout the project length are sourced from a combination of pre-existing road material and on-site crushing of locally sourced rock. Working with local landholders to source rocks appropriate for on-site crushing has seen a dramatic reduction in transport related costs and delays. This out of the box thinking has also seen works progress ahead of schedule with less wastage and a high quality finish. Rock crushing at Peak Hill Central on the Silver City Highway Project Team of the Year More reliable The Transport for NSW District Works Far West team has access to schools taken out the highly coveted Transport for NSW Project and medical services Team of the Year award for their work on transforming the Cobb and Silver City highways. Connecting regional Having sealed 61.5 of the remaining unsealed kilometres in the past 12 months, the team forecasts project delivery communities six months ahead of schedule. Braving extreme heat, dust and remote locations, the Improved connectivity for the freight and team has received this accolade for their ongoing livestock industry commitment and drive, which has often included living on-site, away from family and friends. Contact us 1800 167 499 [email protected] nswroads.work Thank you for your patience during this important work. If you need help understanding this information, please contact the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 and ask them to call us Pictured are (l–r): Dean Gilby, Brian Linnett, Kevin Bath, Neville on 1800 167 499. Monaghan and Craig Matthews April 2020 20.140 Privacy Transport for NSW (“TfNSW”) is subject to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998(“PPIP Act”) which requires that we comply with the Information Privacy Principles set out in the PPIP Act. All information in correspondence is collected for the sole purpose of assisting in the delivery this project. The information received, including names and addresses of respondents, may be published in subsequent documents unless a clear indication is given in the correspondence that all or part of that information is not to be published. Otherwise TfNSW will only disclose your personal information, without your consent, if authorised by the law. Your personal information will be held by TfNSW at 27 Argyle Street, Parramatta. You have the right to access and correct the information if you believe that it is incorrect. .
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