General News
4 September, 2024
Street fix cost not in budget
LODDON Shire would have to find $259,325 in its infrastructure budget to reduce the camber of Godfrey Street, Boort, that prevents the opening of car passenger doors. A Boort Tourism and Development petition was tabled at Tuesday’s council...
LODDON Shire would have to find $259,325 in its infrastructure budget to reduce the camber of Godfrey Street, Boort, that prevents the opening of car passenger doors.
A Boort Tourism and Development petition was tabled at Tuesday’s council meeting. The petition said: “The bluestone kerb and channel on the north side of Godfrey Street, between Lakeview and Station Streets, has been a problem for decades. The kerb is too high and this makes it difficult to open car passenger side doors.
“This was accentuated in 2012, when VicRoads re-surfaced Godfrey Street with two layers of asphalt raising the road by 75-100mm.
“The resurfacing was carried out on the two traffic lanes and tapered to the gutter across the parking bays. This greatly increased the camber across the parking bays to such an extent, that it is now difficult to open the driver’s side door without it falling back. The situation with the passenger side door is now worse.”
Operations director Steve Phillips said the section of Godfrey Street was council’s responsibility but council currently had an annual renewal gap of $2,2 million.
Councillors accepted his recommendation not to commit to the works.