Maintenance

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Maintenance

Footpath cracked and unsafe? Road sign damaged? Pot holes?

If you notice something to do with the roads or footpaths that needs maintenance please let us know. This includes:

• Broken or flickering street lights.
• Loose seal which may cause damage to vehicles or an accident.
• Faulty traffic lights.
• Faded road markings.
• Broken glass or debris on the road.
• Overhanging branches blocking footpaths.

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We are responsible for the maintenance of local roads. This includes streetlights, cycle lanes / cycle ways, footpaths, seating and other street furniture, pedestrian crossings and ramps, road signs, road markings, repair and maintenance of existing kerb and channel, street cleaning, traffic signals, service covers (e.g. manhole covers, grates) and maintaining vegetation on road sides.

The clean up of spillages such as diesel on local roads, crash response and debris cleanup is also done by us.

Vegetation maintenance

To eradicate any pest plants and hinder vegetation growth to ensure safe sight distances, we use chemical sprays on road sides and a non-toxic and non-chemical spray (usually Round-Up) in road side drains and inlets of culvert pipes.
 
Residents can ask for their property frontage to be a 'no spray zone', providing you manage the vegetation growth and pest plants at your own cost. We will work with you to ensure the maintenance meets safety requirements. 

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Road Works

This section is updated regularly.
Last update: 27 May 2009
Next update: 1 July 2009

You can sort the information in the tables below by work, location, contractor, start date and finish by clicking on each heading. For more information about roading projects please contact us on 06-759 6060 or use our contact us form.

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Projects under way

Work	Location	Contractor	Start date	Finish date
CBD camera maintenance	New Plymouth, Waitara and Inglewood CBDs	Obertech Security	20/10/2005	30/11/2009
Road markings	District wide	Independent Road Markers	2006	30/06/2009
Traffic signal maintenance	District wide including state highways	Wells Instrument and Electrical Ltd	2006	30/06/2009
Urban road general maintenance	All townships	Inframax Construction	2006	30/06/2009
Rural road general maintenance	All rural areas	Fulton Hogan	01/10/2008	30/09/2011
CBD cleaning	New Plymouth, Waitara and Inglewood CBDs	Chemwash Taranaki Ltd	2008	2010
Carrington Road replacement of existing culvert #49	Carrington Road (road position = 15.5km)	Taranaki Civil Construction Ltd	14/04/2008	31/03/2010 Pre-loading of embankment. Work to begin summer 09/10.
Kent Road seal widening and minor repairs (stage two)	Intersection of Kent Road and SH3 (for 1.5km up Kent Road) + extra 300m	Hurlstone Earthmoving Ltd	09/02/2009	31/05/2009
Queen Street kerb and channel and footpath upgrade	Queen Street, Waitara	Burgess & Crowley Civil Ltd	25/05/2009	04/08/2009
Waikaramarama Road bridge renewal	Waikaramarama Road, Uruti	Taranaki Civil Construction	30/03/2009	30/06/2009
Rural pre-reseal repairs and reseal	Rural areas	Fulton Hogan	Mid February	30/06/2010
Egmont Road underslip repairs	Egmont Road	Whitaker Civil Engineering	Mid April	31/05/2009
Okau, Kaipikari and Kaka roads underslip repairds	Okau, Kaipikari and Kaka roads	Keenan Contractors	23/03/2009	31/05/2009
Mahoetahi Road seal widening	Mahoetahi Road	Whitaker Civil Engineering	Late April	31/05/2009
Frankley / Brois roundabout	Frankley Road and Brois Street intersection	Whitaker Civil Construction	01/05/2009	30/06/2009
Maikaikatea Road safety realignment and sealing	Maikaikatea Road	Fulton Hogan	01/05/2009	30/06/2009
Minor concrete works (Kea crossings, central island etc)	Donnely Street, Lemon Street, Belt Road, Junction Road, Mangorei Road	Civilscape	01/05/2009	30/06/2009
Carrington Road retaining wall	Carrington Road	Taranaki Civil Construction	01/07/2009	31/07/2009

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Projects coming up

Work	Location	Contractor	Start date	Finish date
Waitara Rd seal treatment	Waitara Rd from level crossing to Pennington Road	To be confirmed		Tenders have closed.
Frankley Rd kerb and channel and footpath upgrade (stage two)	Frankley Rd	To be confirmed
Seal treatments	Various locations, district wide.	To be confirmed
Karina Rd Extension	New road and footpath	To be confirmed		Tender documents are being prepared.

 

Recently completed road works

Work	Location	Contractor	Start date	Finish date
Footpath slurry sealing	New Plymouth	Downer EDI Works Ltd	Mid November	30/04/2009
Ngatoto Road bridge replacement	Ngatoto Road North, Uruti	Concrete Structures Ltd	01/03/2009	30/06/2009

 

Related links

• State highway maintenance responsibilities

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