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Building for People
by Playford
Assets maintained include
• 900km of roads and verges • 600 traffic islands • 780km of footpaths • 100+ playgrounds, parks and reserves • 490km of stormwater pipes • 100+ buildings.
Pictured: Project Manager Steven Desyllas
Building for People
Footpaths, roads, sports ovals, parks, playgrounds and trees are essential for a thriving community.
They provide the infrastructure for people to travel to work and school, exercise and have fun.
In addition to improving the city for existing residents, Council is laying the foundation for future generations by building a better city for everyone to use and enjoy.
The City of Playford manages more than $1.1 billion of assets – and has a comprehensive plan to continuously renew, upgrade and build new infrastructure for community benefit.
Construction work is aligned to Council’s Strategic Plan 2020-24, which has a focus on lifting the appearance of the city while spending money wisely.
The community helps shape specific projects, providing valuable feedback and information that helps Council staff in planning and delivering work.
Over the next 20 years, the population of the City of Playford is forecast to grow from 98,000 to 150,000 people.
Council is committed to supporting a growing city in a strategic and financially sustainable manner. It cannot build everything at once.
It must balance the investment of tens of millions of dollars in projects that can be delivered in months with those that take many years.
In addition, it needs to juggle the renewal of existing infrastructure in older parts of the city with building new work in areas where there is rapid growth.
Advocating for Federal and State government funding support is embedded in all major projects, offsetting the cost to the community to deliver.
Ultimately, Council wants the City of Playford to be a better place for people to live, work and play.
