Dry Dock Road Boat Ramp Upgrade, Tweed Heads South

Council is upgrading facilities at Dry Dock Road boat ramp to make it easier and safer for everybody to use. Facilities will be provided for residents and visitors, as well as the volunteers and clients of Sailability, an organisation that provides sailing for people with a disability.

What's involved?

• New pontoon installed - old jetty removed
• New hand launch facility for paddle craft installed
• New fish cleaning table installed
• Resurfacing carpark
• New footpath
• New kerb and channel
• Carpark maintenance

Timeline

Construction is planned to take place in mid 2025 and is expected to take 8 weeks.

Who is impacted?

There will be no access to the work site during the construction phase. At times, the work is expected to create construction related impacts such as noise, dust and vehicle/machinery movement within the affected area.

Have your say

To provide feedback, please download the draft concept plan and either:

• Complete the feedback form below
• Email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au with the subject ‘Dry Dock Road boat ramp upgrade’ or
• Mail to Manager, Sustainability and Environment, Tweed Shire Council, PO Box 816, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484.

For general enquiries, please contact Council's Team Leader - Coast and Waterways Tom Alletson by phone on (02) 6670 2400 or email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au

Funding

The project is funded by the Australian Government as part of its Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program. The grant funding of approximately $800,000 is to make it easier and safer for all community members to enjoy the boat ramp facilities.