Member for The Entrance David Mehan has welcomed funding approval for flood mitigation works at the Burns Rd underpass at Ourimbah.
The funding has been secured by Central Coast Council under the NSW Local Government Flood Recovery Program and will see automated road closure boom gates installed at the underpass, a prominent flooding area on the Central Coast.
Mehan said the area had been and continues to be of concern every time an imminent adverse weather event is declared, with vehicles regularly swamped.
“Flood waters tend to rise very quickly each time we experience a flood event, and these mitigation works will prevent motorists from putting their lives at risk whilst simultaneously reducing the workload on already over-stretched emergency services,” he said.
“These automated boom gates will mean that if we experience any further flood events, there will be no delay in stopping vehicles from entering dangerous flood waters.
“Currently, Council erects traffic barriers and unfolds signage during each flood event but the speed at which waters rise means there is always a period when traffic is not stopped from entering flood waters.
“This funding will ensure that these scenarios are eliminated.”
about Tim. get it done asap
As need of boom gates to be installed in burns rd bec I have see cars stuck in flood waters when it rains heavy over night
Thanks for nothing David Meehan !
Where were you when the previous government was spending 50 million dollars on an overpass of the rail line at Fountaindale for a few dozen trains maintenance staff to safely cross, while tens of thousands of motorists are forced to use Burns Rd, or the Chitraway Rd bottleneck everyday.
council needs duty of care to clean up Creek flow & work with state rail to correct rail corridor water flow during heavy rain. fix drainage at Howes Rd.
Billy has hit the nail on the head.
Central ok Coast tax papyers were taken advantage of with that Billion dollar(?) railway worker overpass. Like what is that ? it should be incorporated as the main access route out to the highway with further proclamation of surrounding farm land. Makes a lot more sense than plowung more TAX PAYERS $$$ into the burns road underpass!