Annual Report 2009/2010 - Hawkesbury City Council - NSW ...

Public Roads
Council managed local road network and associated infrastructure includes:
• 731.3 kilometres of sealed
• 299.32 unsealed
• 68 bridges and major culverts
• 447 kilometres of kerb and gutter
• 78.2 kilometres of cycleways
• 20 roundabouts
• 350 kilometres of line marking
• 1,037 number of signage
• 1 vehicular ferry
• 2,824 numbers of car parking spaces
• 28 bus shelters
• 10.5 kilometres of guardrails and safety fences
1. Sealed Road Network
There are currently 731.3 kms of sealed roads for which the Council is the responsible authority. This
includes both urban (222.14 kms) and non urban (509.1 kms) roads.
The SMEC PMS (Newcastle Road Inventory and Pavement Management System) is used by Council to
manage the condition of the local road network, collecting and analysing data on the road surface,
roughness and traffic volumes to determine the most cost-effective maintenance treatment to be applied.
Footpaths are inspected for defects on an as needed basis at a frequency depending on their location, and
risk management process is used to prioritise works.
All sealed roads have been rated according to SMEC PMS criteria and the pie chart shown below identifies
the condition spectrum of the road network. It can be seen that 7% of the sealed road network is within the
range of failed to poor condition.
The estimated cost to bring these roads to a satisfactory standard is estimated at $37,372,000. However, it
is possible to extend the life of a percentage of these roads by the provision of a bitumen reseal. The
annual expenses of maintaining the works at that standard is:
• Reseal approximately 10% of roads each year = $1,500,000
• Reconstruct 5% of roads each year = $17,440,300
Note: Reseals are based on a bitumen seal life of 10 years and pavement life of 20 years.
The maintenance/rehabilitation expenditure for 2009/2010 for sealed roads was $1,450,000.
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