We’re resealing more than 30 streets in Palmerston North during summer
Published on 09 September 2024
More than 30 urban and rural streets in Palmerston North are planned to be resurfaced as part of our road maintenance schedule over the coming months.
Alongside our road maintenance contractor Fulton Hogan, we are committed to ensuring our streets remain safe and well-maintained for everyone in our city.
As part of the resealing process, all streets will first undergo pre-seal repairs. These are aimed to prepare roads for resealing and include tasks such as lifting manholes and repairing any pavement faults. These treatments will start from now as they need to cure for a few months to harden before we return to resurface the street.
Resealing involves applying a new layer of material to the further waterproof the existing road surface. This process extends the lifespan of the road and contributes to a safer and smoother driving experience for our community.
The total cost of this work is about $3.2 million. The reseal repair budget for this summer was increased by $700,000 during the Long-Term Plan process earlier this year, responding to community feedback for improved roads.
Transport Manager Glen O’Connor says it’s important to note this list represents our priority streets for resealing. All listed streets will receive pre-seal repairs, however, resealing will depend on available funding. As a result, some streets may have their resealing deferred to next summer, and in some cases, only specific sections rather than the entire street will be resealed.
The following streets have been scheduled for to have some sections resealed. In alphabetical order:
- Airport Drive
- Ajax Place
- Apollo Parade
- Beaconsfield Street
- Botanical Road (from Liverpool Street to Brighton Crescent)
- Briarwood Road
- Cambridge Avenue
- Camp Road
- Gemini Avenue
- Harrisons Line
- Hendersons Line
- Heretaunga Street
- Hobson Place
- James Line
- Kairanga Bunnythorpe Road
- Lincoln Street
- Manchester Street
- Newbury Line
- Ngahere Park Road
- Oxford Street
- Pegasus Place
- Pioneer Highway
- Rangiora Avenue
- Richardsons Line
- Sangsters Road
- School Road
- Setters Line West
- Stoney Creek Road
- Te Awe Awe Street
- Tweed Street
- Upper Main Street
- Vogel Street
- Wikiriwhi Crescent
- Wills Crescent
- Wyndham Street, Ashhurst
Mr O’Connor says residents on these streets around the reseal site will get a letter in the mailbox from our contractor Fulton Hogan to notify them a few days before their street is scheduled to undergo work. Roadworks like these require dry weather, so we ask residents to be patient if some jobs need to be delayed.
“Resealing a road is expensive, so we prioritise this type of work based on network requirements. Each road has an estimated lifespan, and we repair potholes to help the road last until it's scheduled for a full reseal. Palmy is a great place to live, but we do get some wet winters and the city is built on a combination of soft river soil and moisture-sensitive clay. These are not ideal foundations for roads as they don’t drain water very well. Once water gets into a road, it becomes much easier for tyres to pluck out loose seal, which allows more rainwater to get under the surface.”
Mr O’Connor says that despite these challenges we are committed to maintaining and improving our city's infrastructure to ensure the safety and well-being of our residents and visitors.
We thank the community for their patience and cooperation during this essential maintenance work.