Nowra Goulburn Road close to completion

The complete sealing of the Nowra Goulburn back road is getting very close with work under way on the re-construction of one of the final remaining gravel sections.

Only around 3KM of the road remains to be sealed, with construction crews currently working on the re-alignment of another gravel section,  north of the O'Allen Ford crossing of the Shoalhaven River.

Crews from Goulburn Mulwarree Council have cleared the route for the new section of road,  and are currently installing new drainage ahead of the commencement of bulk earthworks.

Once the current section is completed it will leave only just over a kilometre to be  sealed,  to provide an all weather surface between Nowra and Goulburn.

Planning is also underway to construct a new bridge over the Shoalhaven River at O'Allen Ford.

The current timber bridge is the subject of a 5 tonne weight limit.

Goulburn Mulwarree Council has been awarded a state government grant of more than $2 million  to carry out the construction of the new bridge and associated works.