Richmond Hill Road transformed in $4.95m rebuild

The $4.95 million reconstruction of a main road at Richmond Hill is now complete.

The 12-month reconstruction of Richmond Hill Road involved the full road reconstruction totalling 2.85km, including upgrading stormwater infrastructure.

Lismore City Mayor Steve Krieg said that while the road work had impacted traffic, the road was now safer.

“Richmond Hill Road is heavily used by the community; however, the state of the road was such that it had to be reconstructed rather than simply repaired,” he said.

This project, completed over seven stages, incorporated more than 21,000 sqm of in-situ stabilisation, placement of over 12,000 tonnes of new pavement material and adjustments to more than 90 driveways.

Cr Krieg also said these works have restored the structural integrity of the road pavement while improving motorists’ ride and safety characteristics.

“Roads are very important for council and for our community – we maintain 804km of sealed and 411km of unsealed roads across the LGA – and we are working hard to build, upgrade and maintain a safe and connected local road network,” he said.

Lismore MP and NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Disaster Recovery Janelle Saffin said she regularly travelled along Richmond Hill Road and had watched its reconstruction take shape.

“This is another example of the NSW Government partnering with local government to improve an important connector road,” Ms Saffin said.

“I was impressed by the staged approach taken by Lismore City Council infrastructure team’ to what was a challenging, sloping section of the road, with efforts to minimise disruption to motorists and local residents.”

The Richmond Hill Road project was jointly funded by the State Government’s Fixing Local Roads program, the Regional Emergency Road Repair Fund, and the Lismore City Council.