Shire talks up its road management

THE Surf Coast Shire says its latest road nmanagement activity report shows high levels of achievement in meeting repair and inspection objectives.

Councillors resolved to endorse the road management activity report for the July- September quarter at their October meeting.

The report detailed inspection timelines, maintenance activities including dust suppression, line marking and grading, capital works, safety improvements including blackspot funded upgrades and education and safety awareness.

It concluded that the council is performing well against service objectives outlined in its Road Management Plan (RMP).

Key findings were:
94 per cent of inspections arising from customer contacts completed within RMP timelines; 100 per cent of programmed inspections by Council completed within RMP timelines;

99.5 per cent of defect repairs completed within RMP timelines; and,

99.3 per cent of completed tasks to repair defects outside the scope of the RMP completed
within service level agreement deadlines.

Shire mayor David Bell said he welcomed the latest activity update.

“There has been a lot of public commentary questioning the state of some of our roads and Council’s maintenance programs, but the findings laid out in this report reveal a distinctly different story.

“I am very happy with our existing programs and maintenance response findings and as always urge people who know of roads requiring attention to let us know.

“If we don’t know about it, it doesn’t exist to us.”

The report also noted the council’s budget increase of $150,000 this financial year for an Unsealed Roads Action Plan.

People can report road maintenance concerns to the council by phoning 5261 0600 or emailing [email protected] with ‘customer request – roads’ in the subject line.