Middleton Storm Event Update - January 2024

Hydrologist Report 2022 Middleton Storm Event

Alexandrina Council has received a draft report from the hydrologist commissioned to examine the November 2022 Storm Event. Engineers are exploring three of the five findings in the draft report. That information will be brought to Council at a briefing in February 2024 before being presented at the February 2024 Council meeting.

Middleton Crossings

The construction of two new pedestrian refuge crossings in the Middleton main street is scheduled to commence at the start of February. This is to ensure there is no disruption to the holiday period and the up-and-coming Santos Tour Down Under cycling event on 19 January 2024.

After years of advocating for safer crossing spaces in Middleton, Council has secured a commitment from the State Government (this is a Department for Infrastructure and Transport Road) to provide over $380,000 for this project.

Council will be project managing the delivery of the two crossings that will be situated near the Middleton Tavern and the IGA supermarket.

The State Government has confirmed that additional funding may be considered in future funding rounds for a third crossing if required.

The two crossings are expected to be completed by the end of March 2024.

The proposed designs are for pedestrian refuge islands only, not zebra-type crossings. This will allow for smoother traffic and pedestrian flows.

Tour Down Under – Friday 19 January 2024

A men’s stage of the Santos Tour Down Under international cycling event is racing through Middleton during the afternoon of Friday 19 January 2024.

The race is expected to reach Middleton around 2.40 pm with SA Police and race officials implementing a rolling road closure of Goolwa Road approximately 15 minutes ahead of the peloton and until five minutes afterwards

Beginning in Murray Bridge, the Hahn Men’s Stage 4 is showcasing the landscape of the regions recovering from the recent flooding of the Murray River.

The peloton will be riding through Langhorne Creek, Strathalbyn, Ashbourne, Currency Creek, Goolwa, and Middleton before a first-time finish on the Strand at Port Elliot.

To find out more about the route and what events are being held in Middleton and surrounding towns, head to our website www.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/tdu2024

For questions relating to the Middleton Storm Event, please email alex@alexandrina.sa.gov.au or contact Council’s Customer Liaison Officers on 8555 7000 or visit us in person at the Goolwa Council Office, 11 Cadell Street, Goolwa.