Road network operations and maintenance contract (C640)
This contract (held by Fulton Hogan Ltd) undertakes the routine, specific and emergency maintenance and operation of the district's network of 1613km sealed roads, 1156km unsealed urban and rural roads and 212km of footpaths. Also included in the contract is structures maintenance (bridges etc), traffic facilities including signs and roadmarking and drainage maintenance.
A weekly update is provided below:
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C640 Road works underway or due to commence
9 December 2018
| Ashburton urban area | Road marking ongoing |
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| All urban areas | Spot spraying weeds ongoing |
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| Jig Road | Road repairs |
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| Thompsons Track; Tramway and Arundel Rakaia Gorge Roads | Dig outs |
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| Fairfield Road West | Rehabilitation |
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| Arundel Bridge | Abutment repairs |
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| Fairton; Wakanui and Forks Roads | Rehabilitation sealing |
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| Various non-arterial roads | Pothole repairs around district and Ashburton |
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Note: The scheduling of road works is subject to change so the dates displayed in the table above are indicative of when the work will take place.
Arundel Bridge abutment damage - November 2018
C640 Recently completed works
| 7 sites including Railway Terrace; Dromore Hatfield, Alford Forest Settlement, Arundel Rakaia Gorge and Frasers Roads | Repair/installing of regulatory signs |
| Forks and Wakanui Roads; Fairton township | Digouts |
| Jig Road | Flood damage repairs |
| Arundel Bridge | Abutment repairs |
| Rakaia Gorge | Hut Stream crossing repairs |
| Anama Valetta, Alford Forest Cemetery and Muirheads Roads | Maintenance metalling |
| 170+ metres | Edgebreak repairs |
Roading projects underway
Each year Council contracts out various roading projects including road rehabilitation, drainage improvements, footpath repairs, kerb and channel installation and reseal work.
Periodically roadworks also occur in areas where water or sewer pipes are being repaired, replaced or installed under the road surface.
These projects are programmed each year. View the 2018/2019 programmes and maps of work.
Maronan Road digouts - November 2018
Road Project Status
As outlined above, each year Council undertakes various roading projects/programmes.
Listed below is the current status of the 2018/19 projects:
| Road Name | Contract | Status | Treatment Type | Length |
| Grahams | C653 - ACL | Complete | Rehabilitation | 0.5km |
| Ashburton Staveley | C659 - HEB | Ongoing | Rehabilitation | 0.49km |
| Hoods | C640 - Fulton Hogan | Ongoing | Rehailitation | 0.28km |
| Maronan | C653 - ACl | Ongoing | Rehabilitation | 0.77km |
| Fairfield | C640 - Fulton Hogan | Ongoing | Rehabilitation | 0.92km |
| Fairfield Road West | C640- Fulton Hogan | Ongoing | Rehabilitation | 1.03km |
| Barford | C659 - HEB | 2018 | Rehabilitation | 1.38km |
| Pudding Hill | C659 - HEB | 2019 | Rehabilitation | 1.03km |
| Seafield | CON00077 - not let | 2019 | Rehabilitation | 0.55km |
| Wilsons | CON00077 - not let | 2019 | Rehabilitation | 1.21km |
| Thompsons Track | CON00077 - not let | 2019 | Rehabilitation | 2.87km |
| Thompsons Track | CON00077 - not let | 2019 | Rehabilitation | 1.5km |
| Isleworth | C640 - Fulton Hogan | 2019 | Rehabilitation | 0.355km |
Upcoming road closures
Many local organisations hold activities or events which require the temporary closure of sections of the district roads. Occasionally construction projects being undertaken by local irrigation companies in various locations around the Ashburton District also require temporary road closures.
Below is a list of programmed road closures and detours:
Closures:
| Road to be closed | Detour route | Dates of closure |
| East Street between Havelock Street and Moore Street (Waitangi on East/Multi Cultural Bite) | Local restrictions only | 6 February 2019 - between 7am and 5pm |