River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the first week of December 2016.
There are still considerable levels of traffic here with hard material being trucked out of the Slang/Rehills section of the river bank.
I believe the Council have contracted for the removal and transport of soil material from this site to a new (road) construction site down at Calary.
The previous ‘mountains’ and terraces are slowly but steadily shrinking. The place is a mess. Aesthetically, the uneven flow to the ridges and terraces annoys me.
On occasion, we have seen a line of 13 such trucks lined up first thing in the morning, ready to haul soil.
The Upper Dargle Road, while a minor one, is a busy little throughway, and is especially busy with the morning/evening rush hours.
Introducing such a level of heavy-duty trucks on to this road, where they need to drive in and out of the Slang/Rehills compound, only serves to further aggravate the traffic flows. The entrance to the site is close to a blind bend. Not good.
On a regular basis, we have seen (and felt) the effects of the trucks as they thunder by, particularly the unladen ones returning to pick up another load.
There is the ‘speed limit’ and then there is ‘driving in a manner inappropriate to the road conditions’.
The heavy truck traffic also brings debris and soil on to the road.
The contractors struggle to keep the road washed and swept. And the slow progress of their road-sweeping vehicles, in turn, cause delay and frustration for other road users. Not good.
It’s not a good experience, right now, for the residents along this stretch of road.
This Komatsu PC 360LC was only on-site for a couple of days, and was tasked with ‘long reach’ assistance at the bank stabilisation works opposite the Riversdale apartment complex.
Posted by O Suave Gigante on 2016-12-07 17:16:10
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