AGRN1258 Secondary and Local Roads Emergency Reinstatement - Murray Downs Road - Pavement Restoration from CH37.80 to CH95.70

Due to the recent flood events within the Barkly Region, Murray Downs Road was closed, and urgent pavement restoration is required to reinstate the road to its preexisting condition. The primary objective of these works is to reform, recompact and resheet multiple locations along Murray Downs Road where significant scouring, washout, sand and silt deposition and pavement stripping have occurred.

These activities form part of the Immediate Reinstatement Works (IRW) program to restore trafficability and ensure road‑user safety following extensive flood damage under Event 1258 – Barkly Region Secondary and Local Roads Emergency Reinstatement. The scope and quantities for these works are referenced in the Road Defect Log Sheet (as attached).

SCOPE OF WORKS:

The scope includes, but is not limited to:

- Traffic Management Plan (TMP) and Traffic Guidance Schemes (TGS)

- Placement of suitable fill material to reinstate washed‑out pavement sections

- Reformation and recompaction of pavement to restore and to achieve road integrity

- Restoration of road geometry, including table drains and shoulders where affected

- Supply, placement, and grading of gravel resheeting materials to re‑establish a safe running surface

- Time and dated stamped photographs

- Execution of all works in accordance with DLI Standards Specifications for Road Construction, including material quality, compaction requirements and workmanship standards.

All works are to be undertaken with the intent of restoring safe access as efficiently as practicable and  returning the road to its pre-flood condition.