Work begins on re-surfacing the bypass

The first stage of Orange City Council’s recently-announced ‘Building Better Roads’ action-plan to re-surface the entire length of the city’s northern bypass has begun.

Work on the 600 metre section of the road between Leeds Parade and Astill Drive will generally involve removing 150mm of the existing granular pavement and replacing it with hotmix asphalt. The new asphalt will be 220mm thick overall, meaning the final level of the road will be 70mm higher than it currently is.