PHOTO: Bogan Shire Council will carry out repairs to Merryanbone Road north of Nyngan this week.
FLOODING and storm damage between September and December last year has impacted much of the 1821 kilometres of road throughout the Bogan Shire, creating a logistical challenge for Council to repair and ultimately improve its traffic network.
Bogan Shire Director of Engineering, Graeme Bourke said the first priority had been to assess roads and make them trafficable, and then to return to carry out substantial repairs and improvements.
Mr Bourke said Council spent $1.226 million from early September through to mid-December on emergency flood and storm damage repairs to roads and was now in the process of applying NSW Government grant funding to re-coup costs and carry out further work.
Prior to the recent floods Bogan Shire had around $6 million in designated flood repair grant funding from previous weather events dating back to 2016 and was in the process of carrying out an extensive work schedule…