Council News WAGGA WAGGA CITY COUNCIL
FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER 2014
Issue 17
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Out with the old NEW ROAD: Works to rehabilitate the 1.3 kilometres of Lakeside Drive have been completed.
The project to rehabilitate 1.3 kilometres of Lakeside Drive has been completed.
Work on the project commenced in March and included the installation of 2.3kms of kerb and gutter, 200m of invert crossings, modifications and adjustments to the existing drainage systems and 1.3kms of subsoil drainage, as well as the full rehabilitation of the existing road base. The project also included significant driveway replacements, nature strip repairs and was conducted in the off season, so it was completed in time for the high-use summer period. “The complete rebuild of Lakeside Drive will deliver a far improved road pavement well into the future,” Director Infrastructure Services Heinz Kausche explained. “The bitumen surface placed on the pavement will take a couple of weeks to bed in properly and during this time it requires protection from wheel skids and tearing by the turning motion of vehicles.” To protect the new bitumen a layer of loose stones has been placed on top of the finished surface to provide
a lower friction surface for the settling in period. The contractor will return next week to remove these loose stones and the road surface will be complete. “The loose stones are slippery and warning signs have been put in place to advise motorists of the hazard,” Mr Kausche said. “Residents and other users of the road are asked to take care.” The Lakeside Drive project was funded by the Local Infrastructure Renewal Scheme and Roads to Recovery Program. It formed part of Council’s ongoing pavement and road rehabilitation program and was designed and constructed to comply with Council’s development standards. These standards are in place to ensure asset rehabilitation is cost effective and provides long-term improvement of the asset and the service it provides the community. “Council crews working to deliver the project faced many obstacles in ensuring they delivered the highest quality product,” Mr Kausche said.
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