Night works begins on NDR

The section of the NDR between Clergate Road and Anson Street will be ripped up and replaced with between 230 mm and 270 mm of hot-mix asphalt during the next fortnight.

This is one of the last major sections of the bypass to be upgraded since the council began major works on repairing the NDR.

Orange Mayor Reg Kidd said the timing of this major work factored in the recent $2.8 million upgrade of Clergate Road.

“Recently Clergate Road received a significant upgrade, which spanned months and involved a great deal of heavy machinery,” Cr Kidd said.

“We needed to wait until that work was finished and that machinery had moved on before we began work on this section of the NDR to make sure that machinery wouldn’t do any damage to a new road surface.

“This particular 600m section of road is one of Orange’s busiest even on weekends as the smell of the Bunnings sausage sizzle entices people to drive that particular route.”

Orange City Council Infrastructure Chair Sam Romano said the popularity of the road, which carried thousands of vehicles a day, meant night work was the best option.

“For this reason we’re asking contractor Downer to work during the evenings, starting at 6pm and working though to about 6am Sunday night through to Thursday for the next couple of weeks,” Cr Romano said.

“We notified nearby residents and businesses and we appreciate there will be some inconvenience to them while this project is under way.

“I’d like to thank everyone for their patience as we get these works completed.”