Roads Program

Roads Reconstruction and Maintenance Program 2007/2008

As part of its commitment to maintaining Reconstruction and Maintenance of roads within the City of Canada Bay, Council has allocated substantial funding of $1,342,030 to the Roads Program to support the resurfacing and reconstruction of local roads.  Council intends to continue to maintain this support to ensure the local road network is able to achieve its intended longevity.

Council has listed the following works to be undertaken as part of its Road Program for 2007/08:

  • Concord Lane – Carrington Street to Sydney Street – North Strathfield
    • Kerb and gutter reconstruction
    • Road profile and asphaltic resheet
  • Drummoyne Avenue – Victoria Place to end - Drummoyne
    • Kerb and gutter repairs
    • Footpath access maintenance
    • Road profile and asphaltic resheet
  • Barnstaple Road – Park Rd to Ingham Avenue – Five Dock
    • Kerb and gutter reconstruction
    • Road profile and asphaltic resheet
  • Tripod Street – Burwood Road to Zoeller Street - Concord
    • Kerb and gutter reconstruction
    • Reconstruction or road profile and asphaltic resheet (TBC)

Roads Resheeting/Resealing and Maintenance Program

  • Heavy Patching
    • Henley Marine Drive, Rodd Point - Regional Road
    • Timbrell Drive, Five Dock - Regional Road
  • Resheeting  
    • Concord Lane (Carrington Street to Sydney Street), North Strathfield
    • Drummoyne Avenue (Victoria Place to end), Drummoyne
    • Barnstaple Road (Park Rd to Ingham Avenue), Five Dock
    • Therry Lane (off Therry Street), Drummoyne
    • Lyons Road East (Victoria Road to end), Drummoyne
    • Bibby Street (Blackwall Point Road to Byrne Avenue), Chiswick
    • Marquet Street (Mary St to Gauthorpe Street, part), Rhodes – COMPLETED October 2007
    • Pomeroy Street (George Street to bridge), North Strathfield - Regional Road
    • Salisbury Street (Stanley Street to crane Street), Concord
    • Market Street (Henley Street to South Street), Drummoyne
    • Flavelle Street (Links Avenue to Wellbank Street), Concord
  • Reconstruction  
    • Tripod Street (Burwood Road to Zoeller Street), Concord (TBC)
  • Concrete Restabilisation
    • Harris Road, (Parramatta Road to Lyons Road West), Five Dock - Regional Road - COMPLETED July 2007
    • Hampden Road, (various locations), Russell Lea - Regional Road – COMPLETED July 2007
  • Rejuvenation/Resealing
    • Bickleigh Street (St Albans Street to Great North Road), Wareemba
    • Richards Avenue (Millar Street to end), Drummoyne
    • Bourke Place (Hampden Road to end), Abbotsford
    • Spring Street (Wellbank Street to Brewer Street), Concord
    • Warbrick Street (Wellbank Street to Greenlees Avenue), Concord
    • MacNamara Avenue (Wellbank Street to Patterson Street), Concord
    • Gears Avenue (Lyons Road to The Parade), Drummoyne
    • Potter Street (Lithgow Street to Lamrock Avenue), Russell Lea
    • Murralong Avenue (Great North Road to Ramsay Road), Five Dock

Glossary of Terms

  • Reconstruction - the footpath, kerb and gutter, and particularly the carriageway are in such poor condition that they have to be totally replaced.  Because of the high cost of this work, the projects scheduled are stages of larger projects to be undertaken over a period of years.
  • Concrete Restabilisation - this relates to work required to return a concrete road to its original condition (eg. Concrete slab repairs, re-jointing or pressure grouting beneath concrete road slabs).
  • Heavy Patching - this applies to significant, but not total, areas of carriageway that require total replacement (pavement and surface).  This work is quite costly but correctly applied is a better option than reconstruction.
  • Resheeting - this applies to those roads where the surface only has worn, and requires replacement, before the pavement fails.  A cost-effective technique for roads that have not yet failed.
  • Rejuvenation/resealing - this applies to those road surfaces that are showing signs of wear, but not yet require replacement.  A thin surface is applied to prolong the life of the road.  The technique is relatively inexpensive.  The technique proposed for this year will not result in any loose stones.
  • Asphaltic Concrete (AC) - The black (grey as it ages) material used for roads.  This material is similar to ordinary (cement) concrete except that bitumen is used as the binder rather than cement.  The material is laid hot and rolled to achieve suitable compaction.  Because bitumen is an oil by-product, it is organic and deteriorates with age and exposure to the atmosphere.
  • Road Profile (Mill) - This process scourers the top layer of existing AC of the road with special equipment for the purpose.  The existing pavement is removed to keep the finished surface of the new pavement areas matching to old pavement or kerb and gutter.