Infrastructure update - 27 September 2026

Published on 29 September 2026

Roads

Violet Street Bridge

Steel fixing in progress for the deck on the first two spans and preparing for the lift of the remaining beams on the last two spans of the new Violet Street Bridge.

After which beams for the remaining spans will be lifted and placed.

More information about the Violet Street Bridge replacement, including FAQs, can be found on the project’s website.

Turrawan Road rehab

Works on Turrawan Road will start on 5 October 2026.

Works will include the rehabilitation as well as heavy patching and resealing works from the Maules Creek Road intersection to just before the Old Narrabri Road intersection. The traffic island at the Maules Creek Road intersection will also be replaced.

As part of the works, the bridge on Turrawan Road will be closed on Wednesday, 14 October between 7.00am and 4.00pm to allow safe completion of compaction works along the bridge abutments.

We apologise for any inconvenience while these necessary works take place.

Rangari Road upgrade

Work is getting underway on the Rangari Road upgrade.

Last week, Council staff joined Rangari Road residents for a BBQ, giving the community the chance to meet the project team, hear about upcoming works and ask questions.

The project will see approximately 9.7km of unsealed Rangari Road upgraded to a sealed formation, with initial tree removal and pruning substantially complete and the Bayley Park Creek Causeway and culvert works next on the program. 

Roads Maintenance Schedule - week commencing 28 September 2026

Grading

• Melburra Road
• Bald Hill Road
• Binalong Road 
• Merimborough Road
• Middle Route Road
• Appletrees Road
• Delwood Road
• Courtneys Road
• Murrumbilla Lane

• Millie Road 
• Spring Plains Road
• Nowley Road
• Killarney Gap Road
• Boggabri

• Spring Plains Road
• Yarrie Lake Road
• Culgoora Road
• Middle Route Road
• Cubbaroo Road
• Pilliga Road
• Kamilaroi Highway (West)
• Narrabri
• Boggabri
• Pilliga

Parks and Open Spaces 

• Cleaning of town amenities
• Emptying of town and truck stops rubbish bins. 
• Cleaning of town CBDs and public toilets.
• Mowing around the Shire - including town streets and truck stops, sporting fields and parks.
• Irrigation and landscape work for the Narrabri Tourism and Cultural Hub.
• Mowing/snipping of oval surrounds. 
• Cleaning of Pilliga Bore and emptying of bins.
• Mowing at Shire cemeteries.

Water/Sewer

• Council will procure a water treatment plant to bring the Killarney Bore back online. The water treatment plant will be subject to endorsement from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
• A licence application to modify Narrabri’s Town Water Access Licence to include the Saleyards bore has been approved by the DCCEEW. Council is working with NSW Health to determine the extent of treatment required to bring the bore online.
• A 72-hour pumping test, analysis and reporting is underway confirm the suitability of Logans Lane Bore as an additional/alternate water production bore.
• Around 226m of the water main in Violet Street from the Tibbereena Street intersection will be upgraded as part of the Violet Street Bridge Replacement Project. 
• Air scouring of water mains in the Narrabri CBD is continuing.
• Daily monitoring of bore operations and reservoir levels to ensure the water supply is sustainable and secure.
• Routine treated water testing at the Namoi Street reservoirs, with all results indicating the Narrabri drinking water supply meets the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
• Daily monitoring of the reservoir levels show that water supply is stable.

• Maintenance and repairs to the sewer mains in Narrabri between the Namoi Creek and the River will start from Monday, 12 October 2026.