The New Plymouth District Council’s roading team are gearing up to start work resealing almost 80km of the district’s roads.
The $3 million summer maintenance programme will see around 60 roads receiving a new layer of chip seal between now and the end of April.
It will include New Plymouth’s Carrington St and Frankley Rd; Tikorangi’s Inland North Rd and Otaraoa Rd, and Inglewood’s Rata St and Tarata Rd.
“We’ve got more than 1300km of both urban and rural roads that we manage and this $3 million work programme is covering a lot of ground,” district council transportation manager Rui Leitao says.
“Prevention is key and this work is just like putting paint on your house – you put another layer on just before to prevent deterioration occurs so that you can keep the water out.”
Reseals can last up to 15 years, depending on traffic volumes, with road selection based on the seal’s condition and age.
The $3m maintenance programme is 51% funded by Waka Kotahi.
NPDC’s 1306km road network includes 272 bridges, 529km of footpaths, 8039 streetlights and five tunnels.
The district council is investing $24m this year on road maintenance, operation and upgrades.
