Sealed Pavement Rehabilitation and Major Patching (completed 2024)

• Project typeRoad Renewal
• Project valueVaries Annually (Refer adopted 22/23 budget)
• Project scheduleOn schedule

About this project

We've completed our annual program to repair and reconstruct a proportion of the sealed pavement roads across the Shire.

Why was this project undertaken?

The ‘pavement’ of a sealed road refers to the various layers of crushed rock, gravels and natural material which exist under the black sealed surface. This sandwich of compacted materials provides the structural base of the road that supports the traffic while the thin bitumen surface acts as the waterproofing layer to prevent the pavement from getting excessively wet and falling apart.

Over a road's life, traffic slowly breaks down the pavement materials until they can no longer support the traffic loads, which causes them to deform and ultimately fail.

Council staff develop a program annually to repair small-medium localised pavement failures and identify other larger full width sections where reconstruction is required.

What happened and when?

Full-width rehabilitation projects involved the reconditioning and improvement of the existing pavement materials and drainage, followed by the application of a new sealed surface. In some locations, minor upgrades to road width, alignment or general safety were incorporated into the reconstruction works as required.

A sub-contractor was appointed to carry out the small to medium patches identified in this year's program. Specialist equipment was used to stabilise the failing pavement materials before a new sealed surface was applied.

Localised patching works were completed throughout the year. Major patching and rehabilitation works were completed March 2024.

Roads completed in this program