Major roadworks in Byron

After a brief respite over Christmas and New Year, road works in the Byron town centre will resume this week as the Byron Bay drainage upgrade recommences.

Construction crews will start in the Lawson Street South Carpark, the laneway between Guzman Y Gomez and Byron Hot Bread Kitchen and on Jonson Street, before moving to Byron Street later this year.

Council’s Director of Infrastructure Services, Phillip Holloway said the focus over the coming weeks would be on constructing the new stormwater infrastructure.

‘Last year we moved services such as the sewer and water main and installed new drains and underground infrastructure,’ Mr Holloway said.

Traffic changes

‘To facilitate work, we are reinstating the traffic changes we had in place at the end of last year.

‘People should expect some changes to traffic in the town centre over February and for most of this year.’

Changes to traffic this month will include the southern section of Lawson Street South Carpark again being closed, the re-establishment of traffic control and temporary parking restrictions in, and around the affected streets, and the closure of the laneway between Guzman Y Gomez and Byron Hot Bread Kitchen.

Lane closures on Jonson Street will also occur to facilitate works in the laneway when required, and potholing and geotechnical investigation works will occur in Byron Street in early to mid-February.

‘The closure of the pedestrian footbridge between Butler Street and the rail corridor also remains in place for now,’ Mr Holloway said..

‘The existing heritage listed brick culvert in the rail corridor will remain, and aid in stormwater management in the future,’ he said.

Drainage upgrade works along Byron Street will commence later this year.

More information about the Byron drainage upgrade is on Council’s website.