Traffic Management documents has been received for the Rally of the Bay car rally to be conducted within state forests and on Council roads, located in from the south west to the north west of Batemans Bay, on Saturday 29 June 2019. This car rally has been conducted successfully in previous years. The service area will be located at Corrigans Reserve, Batehaven. The rally involves several stages using a mixture of state forest and public roads. There will also be a “Ceremonial Start” to be conducted on Clyde Street, Batemans Bay. This will require the closure of Clyde Street from 7am to 10am on Saturday 29 June. Council public roads which are proposed to be closed under race conditions within Eurobodalla are: Runnyford Road from Saltwater Road north to Bolaro Mountain Road Buckenbowra Road from west side of Mogo Village to Quartpot Road Quartpot Road from Buckenbowra Road to Bolaro Mountain Road Bolaro Mountain Road from Paradise Road to Runnyford Road River Road from 2km north of Kings Highway to Black Flat Road Old Nelligen Road from Iron Range Road east to 1km past Sproxtons Road. These public road closures will be advertised by Council. Additional road closures are proposed further north within the Shoalhaven Local Government area. Additionally State Forest roads to be closed under race conditions include Wallaby Road, Lyons Road, Clyde Ridge Road, Lookout Road, Tomboye Road, Shannons Road and Big Bit Road. The Traffic Management Plan and associated Traffic Control Plans were reviewed by the Committee Consultation is underway between the event organiser and the Batemans Bay Chamber of Commerce, rural property owners and shop owners / managers. Once approved by the Committee, the event organisers will notify bus and taxi operators. It is the Council recommendation to next Tuesday's meeting that: the submitted Traffic Management and Control Plans for the Rally of the Bay, to be conducted in the state forests from the south west to the north west of Batemans Bay on Saturday 29 June 2019, be approved.
