75kms of Road to be Resealed in Annual Program

75kms of Road to be Resealed in Annual Program

Published on 25 March 2019

Over March and April Council will deliver approximately 75 kilometres of freshly sealed roads across the Shire as part of the annual Road Resealing Program.

Resealing works will take place along various sections of road across 17 towns to improve safety and access for road users, as well as improve key transport links for commerce and leisure activities.

The annual program works to improve road surface conditions by spraying bitumen onto a road pavement and then rolling in a layer of uniformly sized stones to create a new surface.

Benefits to road resealing include:

Waterproofing the surface Protecting the underlying pavement from deterioration Seals small cracks and imperfections Improved skid resistance and road safety Extends the pavement life Economic method of resurfacing roads

Resealing works will take place on the following roads:

Athlone Bona Vista Bona Vista Road Bull Swamp Road Drouin Lardner Road Gardner-Holman Road Drouin South Erica McLelland Road Moore Street Old Thompson Valley Road Jindivick Mason Road Jacksons Track Lardner Hunters Road Hamiltons Road Longwarry Narracan Narracan Connection Road Rogers Road Nayook Neerim East Neerim South Jindivick-Neerim South Road Thorpdale McDonalds Track Cooks Road Trafalgar Yulungah Road Giles Road Bullock Track Road Centenary Drive Trafalgar East Warragul South Yarragon

For the full schedule of works please visit Annual Road Resealing Program.

Fulton Hogan Pty Ltd will carry out the works on behalf of Council, at a total cost of $1,645,000.

Quotes attributable to Mayor Cr Mikaela Power

“In previous years this program has targeted around 30-45 kilometres of road. This year we’re doubling the scope to include almost 75 kilometres of road.”

"We’re committed to investing in and improving our local road network, to deliver safer and more reliable roads in all corners of our Shire.”