Current practice in unsealed road maintenance for
individual roads is listed in order of annual maintenance cost ($/yr) from
lowest to highest. Also shown are the key variables affecting life
cycle cost identified in pilot council testing.
The reported unsealed road
maintenance expenditures exclude gravel resheeting grass cutting.
Care
is to be taken in interpreting the best practice report, as there are many
factors, which affect annual maintenance costs of unsealed roads including
travel distance, weather and environmental conditions, availability and
suitability of gravel materials and topography.
To see full details for each example, click on the Council
name hyperlink.
|
Council |
Road/ Hierarchy Class |
Maint. cost ($/yr) |
Resheet Depth (mm) |
Traffic (AADT) |
% Heavy Vehicles |
Urban/ Rural |
Grading frequency (per yr) |
|
Northern
Grampians (S) |
Barkly Gap Rd |
$1,681 |
50 - 80 |
50 - 100 |
1-5% |
Urban |
2 per year |
|
Northern
Grampians (S) |
Jalluka Rd |
$1,828 |
50 - 80 |
50 - 100 |
1-5% |
Rural |
2 per year |