Weather hinders road maintenance

This month is Orange’s wettest June on record and while the rain is welcome, it is wreaking havoc with the roads.

According to Weatherzone meteorologist, Jacob Cronje, Orange has experienced 160.2 mms of rain this month, 87 mms above the average and the weather does not appear to be drying up in the foreseeable future.

“Most of that rain fell within a couple of days,” he said.

The deluge has meant large potholes have appeared in Orange roads.

Orange City council road crews are out in force attending to potholes based on a priority basis.

Crews are concentrating on making safe some of the more serious situations as best they can with cold mix asphalt or appropriate signs.

Rain hampers crews ability to make lasting repairs to the roads and with the forecast for the rest of the week looking similar to how it started, road repairs will be limited.

Residents are encouraged to report pot holes by calling 1300 650 511 or by visiting the Council website and following its Report It links http://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/reportit

The roads that are being targeted today and tomorrow (June 21 and 22) are:

• Racecourse Road
• Canobolas Road
• Pinnacle Road
• Huntley Road
• Winter Street
• Ash Street (not rail crossing)
• Cadia Road

The next targets include:

• Cargo Road
• Ploughmans Lane
• Ophir Road
• Clergate Road
• Whileys Road
• Forest Road
• Burrendong Way

ROAD REPAIR: Orange City Council crews work hard to fill potholes in Forest Road.