Providing a Well-Maintained Road Network

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.

Community satisfaction with road maintenance came in within our target and has improved since last year

87%

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

84%

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

9,428

Program Expenditure

	2017	2018	2019
Program expenditure ($million)	399	491	449

Looking Ahead

Works planned for next financial year include the following:

improve height clearance on the Hay Street Bridge
progress expansion joint and approach slab replacements on Bridge 0955 on Albany Highway
progress various resurfacing and rehabilitation works
progress various shoulder reconditioning and sealing works.

Some of these are already underway; visit our Projects website to find out more.

Key Projects

Project	Total Project Cost ($m)	2018-19 Cost ($m)	Completion Date	Description
Goldfields–Esperance Region
Regional Project Maintenance	33.4	34.7	June 2019	Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery - Roads	18.4	19.6	June 2019	Delivery of road maintenance
Reseal Program	12.8	13.3	June 2019	Goldfields - Esperance Region resurfacing program
Great Southern Region
Regional Project Maintenance	25.6	26.0	June 2019	Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery - Roads	19.3	19.8	June 2019	Delivery of road maintenance
Reseal Program	4.2	4.1	June 2019	Great Southern Region resurfacing program
Kimberley Region
Regional Project Maintenance	21.5	22.9	June 2019	Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery - Roads	15.7	16.6	June 2019	Delivery of road maintenance
Reseal Program	5.8	6.3	June 2019	Kimberley Region resurfacing program
Metropolitan Region
Regional Project Maintenance	58.5	52.9	June 2019	Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery - Roads	30.3	24.7	June 2019	Delivery of road maintenance
Reseal Program	27.0	27.0	June 2019	Metropolitan Region resurfacing program
Mid West – Gascoyne Region
Regional Project Maintenance	30.3	30.2	June 2019	Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery - Roads	17.5	17.6	June 2019	Delivery of road maintenance
Reseal Program	11.0	10.8	June 2019	Mid West – Gascoyne Region resurfacing program
Pilbara Region
Regional Project Maintenance	24.0	25.9	June 2019	Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery - Roads	18.8	17.3	June 2019	Delivery of road maintenance
Reseal Program	5.2	8.6	June 2019	Pilbara Region resurfacing program
Tropical Cyclone Veronica repairs	5.0	0.82	September 2019	Repairs to road network damage from Tropical Cyclone Veronica
South West Region
Regional Project Maintenance	27.0	27.4	June 2019	Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery - Roads	15.6	16.3	June 2019	Delivery of road maintenance
Reseal Program	11.4	11.1	June 2019	South West Region resurfacing program
Wheatbelt Region
Regional Project Maintenance	43.5	49.2	June 2019	Maintenance of the network
Maintenance Delivery - Roads	22.7	22.8	June 2019	Delivery of road maintenance
Reseal Program	11.9	16.5	June 2019	Wheatbelt Region resurfacing program

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