Sealing of Roads

Road Seal Extensions

There are 1,062km of local roads in the Western Bay District, of which, 153km remain unsealed.

The sealing of unsealed roads in the District is determined in order of priority by an assessment of each road under the following criteria:

• The volume of traffic the road carries - 50%
• The dust exposure to residents living on the road - 50%

The average cost to undertake seal extension works on low volume roads is around $1,000,000 per km. Costs are influenced by land purchase requirements, land use and expected vehicle loadings, the existing alignments and topography, service relocations, consent conditions, drainage requirements, entranceway numbers and intersections.

View the updated list of roads here

Council consulted on the new draft seal extension prioritisation policy as part of the 22/23 Annual Plan process in June 2022. See the updated policy here.