Bungendore Overflow Channel

  • Project typeCapital Works
  • Project value$3 million
  • Project scheduleTo be completed by June 2026

The Bungendore Overflow Channel is a recommended flood risk management measure from the adopted 2014 Bungendore Floodplain Risk Management Study & Plan (FRMSP). The Overflow Channel is the next priority floodplain risk management implementation measure of the adopted study and plan.

Work involves construction of an Overflow Channel of Turallo Creek, Bungendore that bypasses the bridge on Tarago Road. This will provide flood relief by diverting higher flowing floodwater through new box culverts beneath Tarago Road upstream of the Turallo Creek bridge crossing so that they will re-enter the creek downstream of the confluence of Turallo and Halfway Creeks.

This will direct flood waters away from properties in the Bungendore town centre and reduce the backup of flood waters where Turallo and Halfway Creeks join. Flood storage will also be provided during major events, decreasing the flood impact on nearby properties. The proposed channel has been designed and will be grass lined with a trapezoidal shape.

Grant funding has been obtained through the NSW Flood Recovery and Resilience Grant Program, with NSW Government covering 75% of the project cost.

Council will engage a contractor to construct the channel through an open tender process.

Project schedule

  • Design updates – currently underway
  • Review of Environmental Factors update – currently underway
  • Engage contractor for construction – mid-2025
  • Construction completion – no later than June 2026
Map showing Bungendore overflow channel works

Location

67-69 Tarago Road, Bungendore 2621  View Map

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Contact details

anthony.dejongh@qprc.nsw.gov.au
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