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Weather causes, and delays, road repairs
Prepare for the worst - SES SORRENTO SES is reminding Mornington Peninsula residents to prepare properties in the lead up to stormy weather. That includes trimming trees, clearing gutters, securing loose objects, outdoor furniture and trampolines, and ensuring an emergency plan is in place. Residents could also check if elderly neighbours require assistance. Volunteers had their work cut out for them on 23 June, when a large tree blocked Arthurs Seat Road in Red Hill. Sorrento SES attended at 4.30 am, and it took volunteers two and a half hours to clear the tree and re-open the road.
Deputy controller Margaret Davis said it was a reminder to the community that SES members are volunteers and everyone who worked on the Red Hill job went to work later that morning. Davis said it was a good time to remind people to be aware of their surrounding in bad weather. “Please if you do have to drive in stormy weather, do not drive through flooded water, do not park under trees or power lines and drive to the conditions,” she said. “Remember the number to call for assistance for storm and flood incidents is 132 500 or 000 if the event is life threatening.”
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DRIVING around Mornington Peninsula roads these days is a bit like playing dodgems with potholes, but there is a lot more to maintaining roads than many drivers would realise. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s infrastructure services manager Tom Haines-Sutherland said wet weather over the past 12 months had seen the number of council road repairs increase by almost 1000. The shire looks after about 3800 roads with a total length of 1700 kilometres. Freeway and arterial roads are maintained by the state government. Haines-Sutherland said there was a clear link between potholes and wet weather, with water seeping into the road through a small hole in the asphalt and potholes forming as cars drive over the weakened spot. But it’s not the impact of rain on the “black stuff” on top that is of most concern, it is the impact on the base levels of the road. “There has been a significant increase in the number of potholes we’ve had to repair this year,” Haines-Sutherland said. “In 2020-21, our contractors repaired over 3900 potholes. In 2021-22, we repaired more than 4700 potholes.” Repairs can also be delayed by wet weather, as roads then have to be completely dry before a pothole can be permanently repaired. Haines-Sutherland said the growing population, increased visitor numbers and lots of rainfall had combined to make this a particularly bad year for potholes. Liz Bell
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