The company is taking advantage of the colder months to carry out about $8 million in life extension works, infrastructure repairs, upgrades and asset inspections across its irrigation network in southern NSW.
The range of activity scheduled to take place across Murray Irrigation's service footprint includes regulator and culvert remediation, erosion control works, channel desilting, upgrades to access bridges and roads, channel bank repairs and general maintenance activities that cannot be completed in-season.
Under a joint initiative between Murray Irrigation and Berrigan Shire, Edward River, Federation, Murray River and Murrumbidgee councils, engineering consultants will also be conducting load assessments on a number of council-owned public bridges located within these five local government areas.
This project is funded through the NSW Government's Fixing Country Roads program, and is being administered by Murray River Council.
Murray Irrigation chief executive officer Ron McCalman said the Winter Works program was critical to prolonging the operational life of the company's $1 billion worth of assets, and to ensuring its water delivery service is kept performing at its optimal best.
The Winter Works program started east of Barooga at the end of May.
There will be an increase in heavy machinery activity and vehicle movements as the Murray Irrigation crews and contracting teams work their way west over the coming weeks and months.
Mr McCalman said safety was a key focus for the business during this busy period.
"Murray Irrigation is committed to the safety, health and wellbeing of our staff, contractors, customers and the broader community."
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