Patching priority

Orange City Council staff are working seven days to deal with road damage as a result of the wettest June on record.

Deputy Mayor Chris Gryllis said there was a lot of work to do but Council staff were on the job.

“When you get more than 260mm of rain in a month there will be some damage. The average for June is 73mm so add almost 200mm to that. It’s a challenge but we are up for it. Patching is a priority. Over the last seven days the crews have shoveled 94 tonnes of cold-mix,” Cr Gryllis said.

“We are all over the city at the moment. But I encourage anyone who has an issue to go to the council website at www.orange.nsw.gov.au and go to the Report It button on the homepage. Residents can also phone 1300 650 511. The Councillors are very aware of the community views on getting on with the work and that is what we are doing.”

Council undertakes the patching to make sure the road is safe to travel on. With patching in this type of weather it is anticipated that not all those patches will hold and may need to be revisited.

It is acknowledged that some of the patching is a stop gap until the conditions improve or a more long lasting road treatment is undertaken.

Pothole patching: Crews were patching Forest Road last week and continued to work through the weekend.