Kempsey Shire Council is undertaking geotechnical investigations of many landslip sites west of Bellbrook.
There are 17 slips on Armidale Road at the point where it changes from sealed to unsealed roads, between Bellbrook and Blackbird Flat.
The majority of the slip sites can be addressed without a full road closure and will be managed under traffic control.
In order to get enough information for design, in some cases the geotechnical investigation will be done with a truck-mounted drilling rig. In these instances, the drilling rig required for these investigations is quite large.
In some cases, to be correctly positioned on some of the slip sites, the road will need to be completely closed given the narrow road width.
From 13 February a combination of full and partial road closures will be needed. This work will take approximately 3-4 weeks.
The road closures will be worked around school bus times. Where full road closure is needed, this will be limited to Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, between 8.30am and 3.30pm, to minimise community impact.
Once these slips have been stabilised, the next step will be to seal this currently unsealed stretch of road.
If you have any concerns or need further information, please call Council’s Customer Service team on 6566 3200 during work hours and ask to speak to the infrastructure team.
