The closure of a little bridge in Camden has cut off a community from their schools, workplaces and daily life, causing an economic headache for an already struggling region trying to rebuild | ameliamcguiree
Nestled at the boundary between Camden council and Wollondilly Shire council sits a gaping hole in the road caused by the fourth flooding of south-west Sydney in just six months.
Wollondilly resident Debbie Zarbalis is frustrated with a lack of transparency about when the bridge will reopen and argues the hole was bound to occur at some point due to a lack of maintenance. Cobbity General Store owner Debbie Zarbalis believes that she will have to sell her house to pay for the store.The councils are also investigating whether providing pedestrian access over the bridge as a stop-gap measure may relieve pressures on the surrounding communities.
“If you approve developments in a flood zone you need to be responsible for when the area inevitably floods. They’ve not left anywhere for the water to go,” Zarbalis said.
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