Strathbogie Shire Council engineers have been busily assessing damage to Council roads after the recent flood event.
Strathbogie Shire Council Mayor Cr Laura Binks said teams were working around the clock, hitting the road review and record areas of concern.
“Our roads assessments and repairs will take some time to complete and that means we must continue to stress the importance of driving safely, and to the conditions,” she said.
Strathbogie Shire has more than 2210km of roads – 1465km unsealed and 748km sealed. On top of this there are 521 bridges and culverts to maintain.
“We know poor road conditions are frustrating for our community and we are working as hard as we can, but there is no quick fix,” Cr Binks said.
“Flooding has damaged our roads so badly we must look at repairs that are above and beyond our normal maintenance programs.”
Cr Binks said the assessment process could take up to three months to complete, depending on conditions.
“The repairs needed on our road network is significant and we will need funding from the State and Federal governments.
“We’ve already started advocating for this and will continue to fight strongly for support. Our community must see action to improve our road network.
“In October, we moved a motion at the Municipal Association of Victoria’s State Council Meeting to lead a state-wide advocacy campaign calling on the Victorian Government to increase funding for road maintenance.
“Our motion was supported unanimously, and this will provide strong support to our advocacy.”
