23 October 2009
Bass Coast Shire Council’s annual road resealing program will get underway next month.
Acting Infrastructure Director, Felicity Sist, said weather permitting, work would start on 4 November 2009.
“The resealing program is an important part of our road maintenance work,” explained Ms Sist. “Over 100,000 square metres of road surface will be treated, in urban and rural areas.”
Council maintains approximately 500kms of sealed roads, and a further 500kms of unsealed roads. Resealing is an economical way to extend the life of a sealed road.
“Resealing involves putting another layer of bitumen and stone on the surface, which usually prolongs the life of the road by up to 15 years,” said Ms Sist.
“The timing of the reseal is also very important. Some of the roads that we will be working on look in good condition, but it is best to reseal roads before the surface deteriorates too much."
“This avoids expensive preparation work, which is better for our budget in the long term.”
The contract for the work has been awarded to Sprayline.
“Sprayline will organise letter drops in the streets where work is being done, to make sure any resident directly affected by the resealing work is aware of what is happening,” assured Ms Sist.
“If anyone does have any concerns, they can contact our Infrastructure Maintenance Department on 1300 BCOAST (226 278).”
Council’s roadworks team Neil Davies, Kyle Sheerin and Wayne Luke, doing some re-seal preparation with the Flocon (Sealed Road Pothole Patching).
