Gravel Resheeting

Gravel Resheeting is the process of applying a layer of gravel (usually about 150mm) to a section of unsealed road.

The steps in gravel resheeting are:

• Tyning (loosening the existing surface);
• Spreading the new gravel; and
• Compaction.¹

In most cases for most purposes Gravel Resheeting is considered to be a renewal and therefore capital in nature.

There are a couple of exceptions to this rule.

1. If only a short section of road, say less than 100m is resheeted.
2. Some councils apply a light resheet² (50mm or less) every year and this expenditure is considered to be maintenance.
3. The Queensland Grants Commission defines Gravel Resheeting to be a maintenance activity, so it needs to be reported as such in the annual return.

Useful Life

Gravel roads need to be resheeted on a regular basis typically every 5-20 years.³⁴

The table below shows the useful life for gravel resheets adopted by a number of Councils. Please feel free to add your Councils wikidot.comrmation.

Council Adopted Life Bundaberg Regional Council 12 years Infrastructure Asset Useful Lives Report 5-20 years Gympie Regional Council 10 years Wentworth Shire Council 25 years

Related Pages

• Gravel Road
• Maintenance Grading

Contributors

The following site members have contributed to this page:

• Wayne Eddy
• Peter Walker
• shresthanabin7

External Links & References

1. Google Search
2. When Gravel Road Sealed, Is that a new asset or renewal/upgrade existing asset? - IPWEA Forum

Footnotes

1. USQ Transport Engineering Course Notes

2. AssetMates Discussion

3. LGAM data

4. The MAV Asset Management Knowledge Base assumes a gravel resheet average life of 10 years.