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year period to a three year period.”
There are 150 bridges in Council’s
territory, half of which are made of
timber. There is also an extensive
network of sealed and gravel roads
which need to be regularly maintained
and upgraded. A number of innovative
stepshavebeentakentoensurethatthis
infrastructure is in the best of condition.
An important project carried out by
Council has been the Seal Rocks
Road reconstruction. A 2.4 km section
of the road has been upgraded and
significant improvements have been
made in the road width, alignment,
and surfacing. The work done has
greatly improved what used to be a
narrow gravel road on poor alignment
and significantly reduced Council’s
maintenance costs on this road.
Another road project that has yielded
great benefits to the community has been
the reconstruction work undertaken on
Macwood Road at Smiths Lake. This is
an 800 metre stretch between The Lakes
Way and Matthew Road and is the only
access road to the village of Smiths Lake.
The work entailed widening of the road,
improvements to drainage and footpaths
and reconstruction of the road pavement.
In addition to these roadworks Council
has undertaken reconstruction work
on Berkeley Street between Lamans
Creek and Broadway Street at Stroud.
Storm water drainage, kerb and gutter
and footpath have been installed
at selected locations and the road
pavement has been reconstructed.
This road is the main access to
the town of Stroud and has greatly
enhanced the appearance of Stroud.
Over the last 10 years Council
has replaced about 40 timber
bridges with concrete. As part of its
bridge replacement plan, Council is
currently in the process of replacing
two bridges on Manning Hill Road,
two bridges on Monkerai Road