Frequent maintenance for Bulls Hill

Council will schedule frequent cleaning and maintenance team visits to Woy Woy Rd at Bulls Hill, at the request of the Bays Community Group.

The Bays Community Group called on council to ensure regular and complete cleaning of drains, underpasses and silt traps at a public meeting held on May 5.

According to a staff report to council, it has in the past undertaken regularly drain clearing at Bulls Hill as part of its area maintenance scheme, including both scheduled periodic clearing and targeted cleaning after periods of rainfall.

Peninsula community activist Mr Ed James questioned council's claim of a regular drain clearing scheme at a council meeting on June 3.

He said after inspecting the partially collapsed section of Woy Woy Rd he found the lower drain to be blocked with gravel and sand, not leaf litter.

Council's agenda stated "the situation at Bulls Hill is typical of many roads in semi-rural environments where there is a catchment with natural bushland, with heavy leaf and small branch litter loads rendering road cross-drains vulnerable to blockage".

Mr James said the Woy Woy Rd collapse had many things in common with the Piles Creek tragedy last year.

He also voiced his concern for the increase in traffic flow along Brisbane Water Dr and the increased safety risk it has caused motorists as a consequence.

Council agenda CIT.15, 3 Jun 2008 Clare Graham, 3 Jun 2008