Kempsey-Armidale Road Restoration Project (K2A)

  • Project typeRoad restoration
  • Project valueJointly funded by the Commonwealth and NSW State Government
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The Kempsey-Armidale Road is an important corridor, which links Armidale and the coast. The road also supports the local community and agriculture and tourism industries in both the Armidale and Kempsey regions.

The road was severely damaged by bushfires at the end of 2019 and subsequent flooding in 2020 and 2022:

  • Bushfire, NSW bushfires: 31 August 2019 onwards
  • Storm and Flood, NSW storms and floods: 15 January 2020 onwards
  • Heavy rainfall in February and March 2022

The condition of the road has deteriorated due to these natural disasters and several landslips have occurred. Emergency recovery works have been undertaken at several locations where the severe damage to the road occurred from these natural disasters. Council is now working to prepare the tender for the main recovery works.

Council is working to rehabilitate and restore 43kms of Kempsey-Armidale Road and a 5.1km section of Lower Creek Road to pre-disaster condition.

Contact details

Armidale Regional Council
1300 136 833

Location

12272 Kempsey Road, Armidale 2350  View Map

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