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.
- If only a short section of road, say less than 100m is resheeted.
- Some councils apply a light resheet2 (50mm or less) every year and this expenditure is considered to be maintenance.
- 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 information.
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Collaborators
The following people have indicated (via the Local Government Collaboration Topics Survey) that they have an interest and/or expertise in the topic of 'gravel resheeting' and are willing to collaborate with their peers at other councils to identify challenges and resources relating to the topic and to look for ways to work together to overcome any challenges that are identified.
- Bill Scott (Central Goldfields Shire)
- Chris Saunders (Glenelg Shire)
- David Gyford (West Wimmera Shire)
- Glenn Deaker (Central Goldfields Shire)
- Indivar Dhakal (Loddon Shire)
- Kamal Ranaweera (City of Logan)
- Kanishka Gunasekara (Ararat Rural City Council)
- Michael Constantinou (Banyule City Council) EL
- Quenten Graham (Swan Hill Rural City Council)
- Sean Cahir (City of Ballarat)
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