Road resurfacing to provide safer and smoother journeys

Six Hervey Bay roads will be made safer and smoother as part of an $800,000 Fraser Coast Regional Council asphalt resurfacing project that gets underway this month.

Deputy Mayor Denis Chapman said Council was responsible for about 2700 kilometres of roads and footpaths throughout the region, with about a third of the capital works budget put towards maintaining roads, footpaths, bridges and drainage.

“Asphalt resurfacing involves grinding sections of the existing asphalt away and replacing these sections - and the full length and width of the road - with a new surface to improve safety and prolong the life of the road,” he said.

“This project will focus on streets in Urraween, Pialba and Point Vernon, which were selected following inspections as part of Council’s ongoing asset monitoring program.

“Work will start this month and be completed by July, weather permitting, with traffic management plans to be put in place and nearby residents to be notified before the works start in their streets.

“We thank everyone in advance for their patience while this important work is carried out.”

The Hervey Bay streets being resurfaced include:

• Masters Court, Urraween;
• Dean Court, Urraween;
• McLiver Street, Pialba (sectional resurfacing works between Main Street and Oleander Avenue, excluding 20m both sides of Davis Street Roundabout);
• Katandra Street, Point Vernon;
• Parraweena Court, Point Vernon; and
• Cumberland Court, Point Vernon.