Putty Road
Project overview
Transport for NSW will carry out repair work on Putty Road following repeated bouts of heavy rainfall and severe weather throughout 2022.
Over the next six months, Transport's road maintenance service provider for Western Sydney, Ventia, will deliver these much needed repairs beginning near Wheelbarrow Ridge Road, Colo Heights from Monday 9 January 2023.
Putty Road will remain open during our work. We will notify the community in advance of any traffic changes.
Please allow plenty of extra travel time while we are working and expect delays. Our work will take place under stop/slow traffic changes with lane closures and a reduced speed limit in place for the safety of our crews.
Project information
Stage One: Slope south of Wheelbarrow Ridge Road
To minimise impacts on customers and for the safety of our crews, we will be working mostly during the day. However, some night work may be required. We will provide updates when night work is planned.
Our work at this site includes:
Site compound establishment and installation of safety measures
Rebuilding embankment replacing washed away topsoil
Installing 'soil nails', shotcrete and steel mesh to stabilise the embankment
Road Resurfacing
We will be working up to five days a week to complete the work as quickly as possible. Our work hours will be between 7am and 5pm from Monday to Friday and on Saturdays between 7am and 2pm if required.
When we are working, Putty Road will be reduced to a single lane with stop/slow traffic control and a reduced speed limit in place for the safety of our crews.
Please allow plenty of extra travel time, keep to speed limits and follow the direction of traffic controllers and signs.
Other work on Putty Road
Over the next six months, Transport's road maintenance service provider for Western Sydney, Ventia, will deliver:
- 19 slope stabilisation repairs beginning with work at Slope south of Wheelbarrow Ridge Road, Colo Heights
- Road resurfacing patches to fixing reoccurring potholes
- Drainage, shoulder and other repairs along Putty Road in the Hawkesbury Local Government Area.
Work staging
We will deliver the repairs along Putty Road in project zones. Weather and worksite conditions pending, we will operate crews in up to three zones at the same time. Our traffic control will be staggered to avoid inconvenience to road users.
By grouping nearby projects into zones, we can work under one traffic control set up and complete activity specific work e.g. removal of rock and debris, which needs to be carried out by specialist contractors.
Grouping the repairs into project stages is more efficient and will help minimise our impact on the local community and road users.
See map below for more information about our work areas.
Our work schedule
To minimise impacts on customers and for the safety of our crews, we will be working mostly during the day. However, some night work may be required. We will provide updates when night work is planned.
Our work hours will be between 7am and 5pm from Monday to Friday and on Saturdays between 7am and 2pm (if required). To complete the work as quickly as possible, we will work up to five days a week and on Saturdays if required.
Weather and work site conditions pending, we aim to finish all maintenance work by early to mid July 2023.
Traffic changes
When we are working, sections of Putty Road may be reduced to a single lane with stop/slow traffic control and reduced speed limits in place.
These conditions are in place for the safety of our workers. Please keep to speed limits and follow the direction of traffic controllers and signs.
We know many of you are still reeling from repeated bouts of heavy rainfall and coming to terms with the severe weather seen throughout 2022. Thank you for your patience and co-operation as we complete these necessary repairs.
Project documents
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Contact us
For further information about this project, please contact:
Phone: 1800 577 441
Email: info.parkland@ventia.com.au