Broke Road reopened after extensive remediation works

Published on 05 October 2023

Broke Road has reopened to traffic following extensive repair works following last year’s major flooding event. 

The $1.8million project, funded by Transport for NSW’s Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangement, commenced in July and included the installation of new culverts, water main replacement and resurfacing of the road.

Justin Fitzpatrick-Barr, Council’s Director Infrastructure and Planning Services praised the patience of the local community as Council worked with the state government on rebuilding the road to ensure it could withstand further natural disasters.

With the flood damaged roadway now replaced, the Broke Road sidetrack has been closed to traffic.

“The reopening of this road is fantastic news for residents of Broke, Paynes Crossing, Milbrodale and beyond, and of course for visitors, who have been using a side track for the last year and during the remediation works,” he said.

“I would like to extend a big thank you to local residents for your patience as these works were completed with the road now rebuilt following the devastation from last year’s flooding event.”

Almost $6million is being injected to repair the local road network in the Bulga, Broke, Milbrodale and Paynes Crossing villages following widespread damage during the July 2022 flooding event.

Access to disaster funding, material availability and lengthy approval processes from other levels of government have impacted timelines for these projects.

Council, led by the Mayor of Singleton, Cr Sue Moore, is proactively advocating to the State and Federal Governments for improvements to emergency management and recovery processes. For more information view Council’s Advocacy Agenda at: singleton.nsw.gov.au/advocacy