Providing a Well-Maintained Road Network

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Government Goal

Better places

Aim

Maintain the existing road and bridge network in a safe and serviceable condition whilst maximising asset life and minimising whole-of-life costs.

About the Program

The program covers the maintenance of all road, bridge and ancillary assets, road verges and reserves. Works include routine and periodic maintenance and reconstruction when the primary reason for maintenance is due to pavement failure.

Key Performance Indicators

Road Maintenance Program KPI
Results

Community satisfaction with road maintenance came in below our target with a slight decrease from last year

Community satisfaction with road maintenance came in below our target with a slight decrease from last year

Preventative and proactive maintenance undertaken on the network indicator came within our target and is consistent with previous year’s results

Preventative and proactive maintenance undertaken on the network indicator came within our target and is consistent with previous year’s results

Average $ cost of network maintenance per lane kilometre of road network was higher than our target due to the impact of natural disasters

Average $ cost of network maintenance per lane kilometre of road network was higher than our target due to the impact of natural disasters
  • Achieved
  • More work to do
  • On track
  • Target

Program Expenditure

2016

$409

Million

2017

$399

Million

2018

$491

Million

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Road Maintenance

Full Freeway Closures for Maintenance

We began trialling full freeway closures for the completion of routine maintenance in late 2017. In March 2018, in collaboration with DM Roads, we successfully completed a...

Looking Ahead

Looking Ahead

A significant program of works is planned for the next financial year, some of which have already commenced and include the following:

  • Barrier upgrade on Cedric Street over Mitchell Freeway
  • Complete substructure repairs on the Great Northern Highway bridge over Swan River
  • Progress expansion joint replacement on Stirling Bridge and Loftus Street
  • Complete substructure repairs on Nicholson Road over Canning River
  • Continue the deployment of replacing the existing Integrated Service Arrangements with activity based contracts.

To find out more about planned works visit our website.

Key Projects

PROJECTTOTAL PROJECT COST ($ MILLION)2017–18 COST
($ MILLION)		COMPLETION DATEDESCRIPTION
Goldfields–Esperance Region
Regional Project Maintenance 38.4 38.7 June 2018 Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery – Roads 14.2 15.2 June 2018 Delivery of road maintenance
Rehabilitation 10.9 10.8 June 2018 Rehabilitation program
Reseal Program 10.5 10.3 June 2018 Goldfields–Esperance Region resurfacing program
Great Southern Region
Regional Project Maintenance 31.2 31.6 June 2018 Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery – Roads 18.1 18.4 June 2018 Delivery of road maintenance
Rehabilitation 3.3 3.4 June 2018 Rehabilitation program
Reseal Program 4.0 4.1 June 2018 Great Southern Region resurfacing program
Kimberley Region
Regional Project Maintenance 26.2 26.3 June 2018 Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery – Roads 18.6 20.0 June 2018 Delivery of road maintenance
Reseal Program 4.3 4.3 June 2018 Kimberley Region resurfacing program
Metropolitan Region
Regional Project Maintenance 95.6 98.4 June 2018 Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery – Roads 27.3 27.5 June 2018 Delivery of road maintenance
Rehabilitation 2.0 2.0 June 2018 Rehabilitation program
Reseal Program 27.0 27.0 June 2018 Metropolitan Region resurfacing program Mid
Mid West – Gascoyne Region
Regional Project Maintenance 42.1 43.4 June 2018 Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery – Roads 21.2 23.2 June 2018 Delivery of road maintenance
Rehabilitation 4.5 3.8 June 2018 Rehabilitation program
Reseal Program 12.0 12.1 June 2018 Mid West-Gascoyne Region resurfacing program
Pilbara Region
Regional Project Maintenance 43.4 44.4 June 2018 Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery – Roads 21.0 21.8 June 2018 Delivery of road maintenance
Rehabilitation 3.9 4.0 June 2018 Rehabilitation program
Reseal Program 8.9 8.9 June 2018 Pilbara Region resurfacing program
Bridge Maintenance Program 3.0 3.0 June 2018 Delivery of bridge maintenance works
South West Region
Regional Project Maintenance 38.9 37.6 June 2018 Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery – Roads 16.9 17.8 June 2018 Delivery of road maintenance
Rehabilitation 2.0 1.6 June 2018 Rehabilitation program
Reseal Program 10.0 8.4 June 2018 South West Region resurfacing program
Wheatbelt Region
Regional Project Maintenance 49.5 47.9 June 2018 Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery – Roads 18.8 19.0 June 2018 Delivery of road maintenance
Rehabilitation 10.0 10.0 June 2018 Rehabilitation program
Reseal Program 11.5 11.6 June 2018 Wheatbelt Region resurfacing program