I, by chance, found out a few months ago that Billinudgel Road had been closed to through traffic. The sign was located three kilometres from the corner of Billinudgel and The Pocket roads. Again, by chance, I found out last week that there is no timetable for the reopening of Billinudgel Road. Residents have received no advice as to what is happening, or to happen.
I was told that the railway bridge received impact damage from a truck and that the bridge was then declared unsafe.
It begs the questions: Why are residents not being kept informed? What is to happen? When will it happen? When will the road be reopened?
We are about to enter the rainy season and as has so dramatically been demonstrated in recent years Billinudgel, The Pocket, Middle Pocket and Main Arm can be isolated in flood times and with Billinudgel Road closed, it makes that isolation and all its consequences so much more likely. Why is the safety of residents of these areas ignored in such a cavalier fashion? You have a responsibility to keep these residents safe and fully informed.
Please let us know what you are doing, what you intend to do and when you intend to do it.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
