Seal of approval as street plans roll out for towns
| 9 March 2018 |
Out with unsealed for Wakefield's township streets.
More of Wakefield’s inner township roads will be sealed under a large-scale program to span beyond the next decade.
Wakefield Regional Council undertook research to compile the Township Road Sealing Plan, which recommended the sequence of streets to be sealed largely based on the number of dwellings, higher traffic count and connectivity to other streets.
Following Council’s endorsement of the program at its February meeting, Wakefield Mayor Rodney Reid said the program would be one aspect of Council’s efforts to provide quality infrastructure to the community.
“Sealing our township roads is a significant future investment in our community and the beginning of a better way to manage our roads,” Mayor Reid said. “A sealed road requires less ongoing works, with only standard maintenance necessary from time to time.
“However, there is a bigger up front cost for sealing roads so we need to be prudent and stagger the approach to ensure we can contain overall capital expenditure.
“There had also been the desire to unite each town’s road network through this program, moving away from mixtures of both sealed and unsealed streets.”
Wakefield CEO Jason Kuchel says Council expects the program to roll out from the middle of next year.
“It’s a huge project but also an exciting one for our committed and experienced Infrastructure Services Team,” Mr Kuchel said.
“We will work to keep the public updated on the stages of the project and look forward to seeing it progress further.”
People are welcome to view the complete program plan through Council’s website - www.wrc.sa.gov.au.
See the list of streets to get the sealing treatment here.