Roads & Infrastructure
A large proportion of Councils expenditure is spent on road maintenance which includes drain clearing, grading, patching, gravel re-sheeting, line marking, resealing and road widening, street signs, weed control, slashing, fire breaks and emergency repairs. To date over 66 percent of the councils roads have been sealed.
Council presently maintains approximately 539.6 km of sealed roads and 190.9 km of gravel roads (as of March 2008).
All main roads under the jurisdiction of the NT Government within the Litchfield Municipality are: Stuart Highway; Arnhem Highway; Anzac Parade; Channel Island Road; Cox Peninsula Road; Darwin River Dam Road, Gunn Point Road; Howard Springs Road; Secrett Road and Wagait Road. These roads are not maintained by Litchfield Council.
To report any faults or issues relating to the NT Government main roads please click here.
Driveways and Access Roads
Construction of new driveways and access roads are permitted on receiving approval by the Litchfield Council. Landowners/Occupiers are advised to contact the Litchfield Council works section by email to council@lsc.nt.gov.au or by post to - The Litchfield Council Works Section, PO Box 446 Humpty Doo NT 0836.
Patching
The Council encourages ratepayers and residents to notify of any potholes or other road maintenance issues. .
Signs
Street furniture/ street sign damage and vandalism cost ratepayers a significant amount of money each year and has been on the increase. Last year alone the bill for replacement or cleaning amounted to $133,783.47. Please report to Council any damaged or missing signs by contacting Planning & Engineering works section on (08) 8983 0600. These generally take approximately 6 weeks to replace.
A $500 reward is currently being offered by Gerry Wood MLA Member for Nelson to anyone who can give information leading to a prosecution about the person or persons damaging public property-directional and safety signs on roads in the rural area. view more here
Gravel Roads
All gravel roads within the Council Area have a 10 tonne load limit during the duration of the wet season.
Wideloads
Information on types of wideloads is required when applying for wideload permits.
Related Links
To view public notices re: road reports please follow the link below:
http://www.roadreport.nt.gov.au/
Roads to Recovery Federal Government program
The Roads to Recovery Program operates uniformly across Australia. Under current arrangements, each council is guaranteed a share of the total available funding. Under simple administrative procedures whereby spending decisions are made locally and reported to the government, money is paid directly from the Australian Government to each council. Much of the administration is via the internet.
Money provided under the Roads to Recovery program is not intended to replace council spending on roads or State and Territory Government assistance to councils for local road construction or maintenance.
Local councils nominate the projects to be funded. Councils across Australia have so far used the money to repair and upgrade approximately 27,000 road sites.
The current round of funding for Roads to Recovery (2009 - 2012) will see Litchfield Council receive some $4,122,205.00 Million which will be used to progress roads works within the Municipality.