Roading

Our Network

Within the Clutha District Waka Kotahi (NZTA) takes care of the State Highways and Clutha District Council maintains all other roads, known as local roads.

With a total network of 2,903 km, the Clutha District has the third-largest local roading network in New Zealand. Of this, 833km is sealed and 2,070km is unsealed. Rural roads make up 95% of the total network. We also have 360 bridges.

However, we administer more roading assets than just roads including footpaths and streetlights.

Our main roading tasks include:

• road, bridge and culvert maintenance and replacement
• reforming and rehabilitating sealed roads
• grading and metalling of unsealed roads
• footpath maintenance and construction
• seal extensions
• car park maintenance and construction
• street lighting, and;
• road safety engineering projects.

While all of our roading activities are financially assisted by Waka Kotahi. not all roading activities are eligible for financial assistance.