Flood-impact: Floodgates open

Published on 22 March 2022

Macleay River at Smithtown and Gladstone 7am 8 march 2022

KEMPSEY SHIRE COUNCIL FLOOD-IMPACT: ROAD AND BRIDGE UPDATE
Update as at 1.30pm Tuesday 22 March 2022

KEY UPDATES 

All flood gates are now open.

RIVER CROSSINGS

Bridges that cross the Macleay River upstream of Kempsey are progressively opening. 

  • Sherwood Bridge is OPEN
  • Turners Flat Bridge is OPEN
  • Temagog Bridge is OPEN
  • Toorooka Bridge is OPEN
  • Bellbrook Bridge is OPEN
  • Dungay Creek Causeway is OPEN
  • Dowlings Falls Causeway is CLOSED - Repair works are required and will commence in the coming days.

ROADS

  • Armidale Road at Flying Fox, 20-30km into Armidale Regional Council’s LGA area is CLOSED
  • Maria River Road is OPEN
  • Seale Road at Loftus Bridge is CLOSED
  • Gladstone Street underpass is OPEN
  • Saleyards Road is OPEN
  • Theresa Street at Euroka Road is OPEN
  • Old Aerodrome Road is OPEN

FLOODGATES

- The flood relief gates at Kinchela Creek and Belmore River are OPEN

- The cross over gates on Kinchela Creek and Belmore River are OPEN

- The flood gates on Christmas Creek and Euroka Creek are OPEN

- Ryan's Cut Outlet is OPEN to the ocean. This will progressively close naturally over time.

- Big Hill Outlet is OPEN to the ocean. This will progressively close naturally over time.

FLOOD CAMERAS

The most recent images from flood cameras on the Macleay River are available at ksc.pub/flood

The flood monitoring camera at Sherwood Bridge, west of Kempsey, is focused on the bridge deck so residents can see if the bridge is being affected by flooding.

Images are updated every 30 minutes. Please note the time stamp is set to Australian Eastern Standard Time NOT to Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time. 

COUNCIL CREWS MONITORING THE REGION 

Council's work teams are inspecting roads and areas of concern and we will advise of developments in future updates.

Council are currently stretched, flood damage could be present in several locations if you need to travel please exercise caution.

Council welcomes advice from residents in outlying areas regarding any concerns which may be reported to Council on 6566 3200 however our Customer Service Centre is currently experiencing a high volume of calls so please check that your concerns have not already been addressed online.

For emergency help in floods and storms, call the NSW State Emergency Service on 132 500.
In life-threatening situations call triple zero (000) immediately.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

- Check Council's automatic Disaster Dashboard at ksc.pub/disasterdashboard

- Listen to local ABC, the emergency broadcaster, on 95.5 FM or 684 AM

- Follow NSW SES on Facebook or www.ses.nsw.gov.au

- Latest Weather, Warnings, Rainfall and River heights: www.bom.gov.au/nsw

- Road Closures and traffic info: RMS www.livetraffic.com or 132 701 

FURTHER UPDATES 

Further updates will be informal and focused on road and bridge status.

Council will post updates to our website and Facebook page as information becomes available. 

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