There’s the duck shooting season, a whitebaiting season, and don’t forget the festive season, but have you heard of the sealing season?
Warmer temperatures and longer days mark the beginning of the road sealing season across Tasman where residents will notice a lot more road work activity from our Tasman Alliance partners Downer.
The resealing programme, from now until around March, is vital to keeping our roads safe for everyone. It’s typically needed when a road surface starts to lose its waterproofing and grip qualities.
This year, with changes to traffic management requirements, there should be fewer disruptions for road users. New rules allow our crews to get in and out faster, reducing disruption, and making the operation more efficient and cost-effective.
This sealing season, we are running longer work sites than previously to allow the crew more space to work in each traffic management establishment. This reduces the cost of moving sites and will allow maximum productivity from machinery.
... And the good news is there will be fewer road cones.
We will let residents and businesses know about any roadworks on their streets ahead of work starting. We also share important road works activity via the Antenno app – download it for free from the app store on your phone.