• Funding program Roads to Recovery Program
  • Status Completed
  • Transport mode Road
  • Expected start/finish Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
  • Estimated project cost $1,235,000
  • Australian Government contribution $618,000
  • Local Council/Shire South Australian Local Government Grants Commission
  • State SA

Project description

Naracoorte Lucindale Council is seeking to establish the Old Caves Road as the primary link between Naracoorte township and Naracoorte Caves, South Australia’s only World Heritage Site and a major regional visitor attraction. Works will involve the reconstruction of Old Caves Road to a suitable standard for tourism traffic. This link will be complemented with walking and bike trails, as well as an interpretative trail. The current pavement is failing with large areas of longitudinal cracking, pavement deformity and potholing. This section of road has a number of low lying areas that during rain events can become covered with water and impassable for tourist traffic. During the winter period, there are issues with water laying on the sides of roadway creating a danger to the travelling public. The seal is narrow and becoming unsatisfactory for tourist and community traffic.

Works will include both vertical and horizontal realignment to meet Australian Standards for a 100km/h road. This project will consist of a road reconstruction with the finished level of the new pavement up to 500mm higher than existing. The new pavement will be up to 4m wider than existing, making it suitable for coach traffic with tourists.The road pavement will be constructed to a width of 9.2m and a depth of 300mm. This will comprise 2 x 3.1m lanes with a 0.5m sealed shoulder and 1.0m unsealed shoulder. Construction will be done in two layers comprising of a 150mm sub base and a 150 mm base course of locally sourced 70mm minus crushed limestone rubble. The road surface will be sealed using prime with a 10mm crumbed rubber initial seal to match existing surface of previously constructed road.

Total cost of proposed project is $1,235,000

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