The Australian and NSW governments are investing a further $1.6 million to repair one of two remaining landslip sites on the Snowy Mountains Highway at Brown Mountain.
This work follows seven of the nine landslip sites already repaired – with over $8.6 million in joint disaster funding now committed to Brown Mountain repairs by the current state and federal governments.
This is in addition to $4.06 million spent by the previous state and federal governments between 2015 and 2022.
Repair work will on the next landslip site began this week, and is expected to be completed by the end of June.
The work will involve installing soil nails to add strength to the slope before mesh and spray-on concrete are applied to help prevent erosion.
A 300-metre section of road will be reduced to a single lane for the duration of the work with temporary barriers and traffic lights in place to manage traffic flow – with a reduced speed limit of 40 km/h to be implemented.
Existing traffic lights at the last landslip site to be repaired will also remain in place – with planning underway for this site, and work expected to begin later this year.
These latest works follow repairs that were successfully carried out at four Brown Mountain landslip sites in 2024.
Member for Bega, Dr Michael Holland said, “The work has been carried out under difficult conditions on steep and narrow sections of our regional road network, with machinery often operating in spaces narrower than a standard single car garage and workers either suspended on platforms or on abseiling ropes.”
While Member for Monaro, Steve Whan added, “This is a vital route for our region as well as for tourism, health, and freight. I’m pleased to see this work nearing completion. This will make a safer more disaster resilient road.”
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) has appointed Piling & Concreting Australia (PCA) to carry out the work. PCA worked at two of the sites completed last year.