
The Barnsley weir is a huge nuisance for residents of Barnsley, Teralba and Killingworth, who use the road as a quick way across Cockle Creek, and they’ve been calling for a modern solution to the flooding issue for years.
Well, works on a new $7 million bridge have begun.
ABC Newcastle’s Paul Turton spoke to Adam Wakeman, Manager of City Projects at Lake Macquarie City Council, to find out more about this project.