Sealing Unsealed Roads

Some dust nuisance is inevitable from unsealed roads but Council aims to minimise dust by improving its road maintenance practises.  This includes improved grader operations, the use of high quality road making materials and in some cases the application of additives to reduce the abrasion of the road surface.  In the past, Council has used a recycled asphalt product to reduce dust and improve the road surface but this type of material is currently not available.

Council has no formal plans to seal unsealed roads or construct new unsealed roads at this point in time however, it is in the process of investigating an upgrade program for unsealed roads that will be subject to funding.

On 3 August 2020, Council adopted the Sealing Unsealed Roads Policy to give guidance to the decision to upgrade an unsealed road asset by applying a seal.