Roading programme approved

Thursday, 9 September 2010

Southland District Council has approved its roading programme for 2010-2011, with the key driver ensuring the road network is developed and maintained strategically. Council strategic manager transport Joe Bourque said $26.8 million, including funding from the New Zealand Transport Agency, is to be spent on Southland roads and related services this coming year. The budget is split so that 39% will be spent on maintenance and 61% on renewals to maintain an agreed level of service. Council has approved some 17km of rehabilitation and approximately 138.3km of resealing, Mr Bourque said.

"The bridge renewal programme is still being developed at this time," he said.

"This follows on from a difficult 2009-2010 year, where funding was reduced by NZTA and budget constraints were made. In spite of that a carry forward of $1.4 million into this financial year was from constrained spending and doing more with less."

"This is a remarkable outcome and affirms we are well on the road to recovery and can deliver a staunch capital recovery without compromising our service level performance," Mr Bourque said.

Council will undertake an economic network framework development to provide the ability to decide on how best strategically invest and support Southland's future.

"It is envisaged this will enable Council to make transparent decisions around investment in current levels of service and forecast growth. It will also work in with District planning and contingency planning to cover future risk," Mr Bourque said.

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