Work begins on $10m Lorne Road upgrade Camden Haven by News Of The Area - Modern Media - July 28, 2024 The section of Lorne Road being sealed. Image: Department of Infrastructure. THE $10 million upgrade of Lorne Road between Kew and Comboyne will begin at the end of the month, four years after funding was first approved. Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (PMHC) has engaged Eire Constructions to seal the two-kilometre section of dirt between Upsalls Creek Crossing and just south of the Comboyne Road intersection. 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 The work is Stage 1 of the Lorne Road Project and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025. Council’s Group Manager for Project Delivery Chris Favaloro, said some minor traffic delays are to be expected and larger vehicles are being encouraged to use Comboyne Road and other alternative routes during construction. The work is being jointly funded by Council and the Federal Government. Council has also completed designs for Stage 2 of the project. “Subject to available funding, Stage 2 will see a further 1.85km of bitumen sealing from Upsalls Creek Crossing to Koppin Yarratt Road.” While Stage 3 is still listed on Council’s project page, Mr Favaloro confirmed that it is not going ahead. “As previously advised in May, we will not continue further planning and investigations for Stage 3 at this time due to the estimated construction cost of this section, being more than $50 million, and the low traffic volume on this section.” Stage 3 of the project involved sealing the remaining section of Lorne Road from Koppin Yarratt Road to Tipperary Road.
