Why reseal?
Every year, the
Ruapehu District Council carries out a resealing programme over summer as part
of a planned road pavement preventative maintenance programme. People who don’t
understand the process often question why this is necessary.
The seal on a road is
like paint on your house - it keeps water out of the structure underneath. Like
paint, the seal breaks down over time and starts to let water in. When the
surface of a road starts to break down it is time to reseal the road which makes
the surface waterproof and reduces the rate of further deterioration. The newly
sealed surface can be expected to last about 14 years before requiring a
further reseal.
The ideal time to
reseal is just before any damage occurs, so your road may still look to be in
good condition before the reseal is undertaken. Council reseals up to 30
kilometres road each year at a cost of $1.45M.
Ruapehu roads are generally
resealed with a stone chip seal. The process begins with minor
repairs being carried out a couple of months prior to resealing. Stone chips
are stockpiled, traffic control is established, hot bitumen is sprayed and
stone sealing chips are spread and rolled in. Traffic is then allowed on the
road to bed the new seal. Finally, excess sealing chips are swept away within a
week or so, road marking is reinstated soon after and temporary traffic
management removed.
If you
want to find out more about this year's reseal programme please contact Andrea Nicol at Ruapehu District Council on 07 895 8188 or email info@ruapehudc.govt.nz
Summer resealing sites 2019/20 (as of 21/02/20)
| | National Park Rural | | | | | |
| 1 | Oio Rd | 4140 | 5133 | 993 | Complete | Top of Hill |
| | Ohakune Urban | | | | | |
| 2 | Egmont Street | 5 | 238 | 233 | Complete | Full length 2nd coat |
| 3 | Turoa Drive (LHS) | 0 | 99 | 99 | Complete | To Roundabout |
| 4 | Turoa Drive (RHS) | 0 | 72 | 72 | Complete | To Roundabout |
| 5 | Turoa Drive Roundabout | 0 | 83 | 83 | Complete | |
| 6 | Shannon Street | 10 | 1062 | 1022 | Complete | Mangawhero Tce to Ruapehu Rd |
| 6.1 | Shannon Street | 125 | 155 | 30 | | Miro St roundabout asphalt |
| | Ohura Rural | | | | | |
| 7 | Kokomiko Road | 0 | 30 | 30 | | Ongarue Stream Rd junction |
| 8 | Kokomiko Road | 2937 | 3056 | 119 | | Bridge approaches |
| 9 | Ongarue Stream | 3517 | 4615 | 1098 | | Ends at Kokomiko Junction |
| 10 | Paparoa Road | 344 | 4694 | 4350 | Complete | Starts at Te Maire cutting bridge |
| 10.1 | Paparoa Road | 4694 | 6940 | 2246 | | Ends before twisted bridge |
| 12 | Poro O Tarao Rd | 4850 | 6000 | 1,150 | | |
| 13 | Waitewhena Road | 10 | 228 | 218 | | Bridge approaches |
| | Special Purpose Rd | | | | | |
| 16 | Ohakune Mountain Rd | 9615 | 11200 | 1585 | Complete | Bridge to Slow Vehicle Bay |
| | Taumarunui Rural | | | | | |
| 29 | Body Road | 15 | 140 | 125 | | Bridge approaches |
| 17 | Brightwell Road | 0 | 60 | 60 | Complete | Echolands junction |
| 18 | Echoland Road | 0 | 2275 | 2275 | Complete | Taupo Road to Brightwell Road |
| 30 | Meads Road | 5 | 133 | 128 | | Bridge approaches |
| | Waimarino Rural | | | | | |
| 31 | Matapuna Road | 367 | 1523 | 1156 | Complete | New seal 2nd Coat |
| 25 | Whangaehu Valley Road | 10431 | 12448 | 2017 | Complete | Scotts Pit to RDC Boundary |
| 26 | Whanganui River Road | 3950 | 6432 | 2482 | Complete | To RDC Boundary |
Please note RP stands for Route Position ie How many meters along the road.