Borang Creek bridge

Project: Building a bridge over Borang Creek on Potato Point Road, Bodalla

Timeframe: May to December 2025

Status: Preparing

Cost and funding: 

  • $1m through the Australian Government’s Disaster Ready Fund
  • Council contribution

Page last updated: August 2024

Latest news: August 2024

We are working on the preliminary investigations and assessments needed for the project. All going well, we hope to start building the bridge in mid-2025.

Project details

We are working to:

  • build a bridge over Borang Creek
  • realign the road to connect to the bridge
  • remove the old culvert

Benefits to the community:

  • improved reliability of access to Potato Point
  • maintained essential services during heavy rainfall
  • reduced environmental impacts and road maintenance needs
  • improved access to the Bodalla Sewage Treatment Plant

Potato Point Road provides the only vehicle access to Potato Point, so when the road becomes impassable, the village is effectively cut off. Currently, where the road crosses Borang Creek, just 1km east of Bodalla, flooding during heavy rainfall frequently leads to road closures, significantly impacting the local community.

A road closed sign is sits in front of a flooded section of low-lying road.t before

To reduce the likelihood of these closures, we plan to replace the low-lying culvert at Borang Creek with a bridge less susceptible to flooding.

The new two-lane concrete bridge will be 1m higher, allowing water to flow more freely beneath the road, thereby reducing environmental damage and requiring less maintenance.

It will be built alongside the current road to allow continued access during construction. Once the bridge is in place, we will realign the road to lead directly onto the bridge.

This upgrade will improve access reliability for residents, school buses, visitors, and essential services. It will also ensure consistent access to the Bodalla Sewage Treatment Plant during extreme weather events, enabling continued service and reducing the risk of effluent contamination.

Overall, this project is a solid investment in disaster prevention, ensuring that Potato Point Road remains a reliable route both in and out of the village.

Project updates

2024

  • In July we started preliminary geotechnical investigation work to allow planning and design work to proceed.
  • In April we began preparing the environmental assessments needed to apply for various approvals.

2023

  • In June we were awarded a grant to replace the culvert with a bridge.

More information

For more information, please contact Council's Senior Project Engineer, George Workman: