Have your say on Council’s Draft Infrastructure Asset Management Plan for Transport
Public Consultation has now closed
COUNCIL is now seeking community feedback on our Infrastructure Asset Management Plan for Transport.
The purpose of the Infrastructure Asset Management Plan (IAMP) for Transport is to provide a clear strategy for the maintenance, renewal and upgrade of Council’s road network.
Council’s road network comprises 144km of sealed rural roads, 76km of sealed township roads, 1548km of unsealed sheeted roads and 946km of formed and unformed graded roads, making it one of the largest council owned road networks in the state.
The current IAMP for Transport was adopted on 28 April 2021. This was an improvement on the previous plan, with extensive inspection, capturing and condition assessing all transport assets.
This resulted in an improved asset register to more accurately inform future maintenance, renewal and upgrade requirements, with the resulting financial data informing Council’s Long Term Financial Plan.
Given Council’s relatively small population and rate base, maintaining such a large road network is financially challenging and requires careful planning and continuous improvement to ensure Council’s network meets the needs of the community, now and into the future.
The draft plan is a review of the current IAMP for Transport, with progress updates and financial data based on the 1 July 2022 revaluation, updated with capital works costs from 2022-23 and maintenance costs experienced in the 2023-24 financial year.
This draft highlights the progress made on all eight key strategies that formed the priorities and the direction taken in the current plan. It also identifies known deficiencies, while forecasting future demand and expenditure requirements.
A major objective of this plan is to continue to reduce the road backlog through the ongoing funding of sealed and unsealed road renewal.
There are also plans to address risk and improve access for heavy vehicles through intersection upgrades and upgrading unsealed roads to sealed in support of poultry farms, hay and grain delivery and housing developments.
You can have your say on the draft Infrastructure Asset Management Plan for Transport and view the plan on Council’s website www.wrc.sa.gov.au, consultation closes October 4, 2024.