Transport for NSW and Snowy Monaro Regional Council has entered into a funding agreement for the 2021-22 Regional Road Repair Program (RRRP), which will see major works for Delegate Road funded to the tune of $398,000.
The fund will be split between the recently constructed culvert upgrade as well as heavy patching to damaged parts of Delegate Road.
The bulk of the funding, approximately $315,000, will be used for heavy patching to repair distressed areas of Delegate Road. This will greatly improve road conditions and ensure the local community have a safe and durable roadway for many years to come.
Due to begin in early 2022, heavy patching is a major process of road repair that involves removing a large section of the road surface, then pulverising and binding the subsurface pavement beneath. Following this, the renovated structural surface is watered and compacted before being sealed with road surface once again.
Replacement of the old wooden box culvert with new concrete culverts, located approximately 5km south of Delegate, will ensure proper drainage on and around the road. This will ensure the road surface and underlying road structure will last longer and be more resilient in the face of wear and bad weather.
Approximately $83,000 of RRRP funds are dedicated to the culvert project, which was recently completed in August 2021.
Council is grateful for the NSW State Government's support with this and many other road maintenance across the region. The Snowy Monaro has an enormous network of paved and unpaved roads that require constant maintenance to keep them at an acceptable standard, and only by partnering with other agencies and levels of government can these essential works continue to be funded and expanded.
