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46 Business View Australia - March-April 2016
PUBLIC WORKS &
network of sealed and gravel
roads which need to be regularly
maintained and upgraded. A number
of innovative steps have been taken
to ensure that this 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.
Inaddition to these roadworksCouncil
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
and one on Bombah Point Road.
Over the years Council has taken
a number of measures to overcome
the financial constraints that it faces.
It has now reached a stage where it
does not have any backlog of work
regarding bridges. As far as roads are