Significant resurfacing works begin on Myall Way Myall Coast Myall Coast - popup ad Myall Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 24, 2023 A fleet of contractors’ road-building vehicles, including rollers, graders and tankers, line the Myall Way after hours. SURPRISE met many Myall Way motorists when significant resurfacing works began last week on their arterial in-and-out-of-town road. The towns of Hawks Nest, Tea Gardens, Pindimar and Bundabah all rely on this singular road to reach the rest of the world, and it has long been in desperate need of attention, as reported previously in NOTA. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au So far, two sections of the Myall Way have been started, with MidCoast Council stating that “this project will result in 1.9km of road being repaired”. The work has been funded by the Regional and Local Road Repair Program, with an estimated cost of $335,272. On the MidCoast Council website, the current phase of the project is listed as ‘Planning’, and both the ‘start’ and ‘end’ are listed as ‘TBC’. While not necessarily unhappy, many locals have indicated that some clearer warning would have been useful, as alternate sides of the road are ripped up, reducing traffic to one-way stretches. Travel times have extended by up to 30 minutes, as long queues, reminiscent of big-city commuting, are exacerbated by the 60km/hour and 40km/hour zones either side, requisite of modern traffic management. “The work that is being undertaken is heavy patching and resealing these areas, additional gravel is being added to these areas prior to stabilisation to improve the strength of the pavement; the first section is planned to be sealed on Tuesday 24 October,” said a MidCoast Council spokesperson. However, the Myall Way is 10km from the Highway turnoff to the Singing Bridge, littered with deformations along its length, so residents wonder when the other 90 percent will get done. Council says that these works are planned to be completed in three weeks’ time, subject to weather and contractor availability. Some impatient motorists, including trucks, have resorted to using the unsealed dirt track we call Viney Creek Road to avoid the queues, but it is a narrow, hilly, bumpy ride, made only more dangerous by large vehicles speeding along, kicking up dust storms. For more information visit https://www.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/Services/Roads-and-bridges/Major-road-and-bridge-projects By Thomas O’KEEFE The normally free-flowing Myall Way backs up with the one-lane reduction – travellers should allow for extra time. Road graders are an oddly pleasant sight to see, especially along this notoriously furrowed stretch of the Myall Way, just after the highway turnoff.
