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Floods Spell Bad News for Roads
The dire state of the roads in the Hawkesbury is expected to get worse after the recent floods with many now looking at several years before they are repaired.
Hawkesbury City Council told the Post that it has only completed $52 million worth of projects for “sealed roads and landslip repairs” under state government funding of $135 million handed out two years ago. There is a further additional $41 million in funding that is under consideration. At present there are 59 projects with a value $74.3 million are currently in progress.
Floods Spell Bad News for Roads
The dire state of the roads in the Hawkesbury is expected to get worse after the recent floods with many now looking at several years before they are repaired. Hawkesbury City Council told the Post that it has only completed $52 million worth of projects for “sealed roads and landslip repairs”...
FLOOD WARNING 2 HAWKESBURY NEPEAN
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Flood Warning Number: 1
MAJOR FLOODING POSSIBLE AT MENANGLE AND NORTH RICHMOND FROM SATURDAY MORNING
MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE AT WINDSOR AND PUTTY ROAD FROM OVERNIGHT FRIDAY
MINOR FLOODING LIKELY AT CAMDEN WEIR, WALLACIA WEIR, PENRITH, SACKVILLE AND POSSIBLE AT LOWER PORTLAND FROM FRIDAY EVENING
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FLOOD WATCH HAWKESBURY NEPEAN – UPDATE 4
Key Point: This has been reissued by the BOM to correct the catchment severity
Issued at 1:45 pm EDT on Friday 5 April 2024
MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES COAST AND RANGES FROM LATE FRIDAY, INCLUDING THE HAWKESBURY NEPEAN RIVER
FLOOD WATCH HAWKESBURY NEPEAN – UPDATE 4
Key Point: This has been reissued by the BOM to correct the catchment severity
Issued at 1:45 pm EDT on Friday 5 April 2024
MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES COAST AND RANGES FROM LATE FRIDAY, INCLUDING THE HAWKESBURY NEPEAN RIVER
FLOOD WATCH HAWKESBURY NEPEAN – UPDATE 4
Key Point: This has been reissued by the BOM to correct the catchment severity Issued at 1:45 pm EDT on Friday 5 April 2024 MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NEW...
FLOOD WATCH HAWKESBURY NEPEAN – UPDATE 2
Key Points: Both flood warnings for the Upper Nepean and the Colo Rivers have been upgraded from yesterday. Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology at 1:27 pm EDT on Thursday 4 April 2024 MINOR TO MAJOR...
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FLOOD WATCH HAWKESBURY NEPEAN – UPDATE 3
Key points: Flood warning for the Colo River upgraded from yesterday to o possible Moderate to Major flooding.
Issued at 1:36 pm EDT on Friday 5 April 2024
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FLOOD WATCH HAWKESBURY NEPEAN – UPDATE 3
Key points: Flood warning for the Colo River upgraded from yesterday to possible Moderate to Major flooding. Issued at 1:36 pm EDT on Friday 5 April 2024 MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES COAST AND RANGES FROM LATE FRIDAY, INCLUDING THE HAWKESBURY NEPEAN RIVER An...
BOM Warns of Possible “Minor – Major” Flooding in Hawkesbury
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is warning of possible "minor to major" flooding in the Hawkesbury Nepean River from late Friday night. "A coastal trough is forecast to deepen and potentially...
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