2018-12-11 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 16 - Road Infrastructure Asset Management Plan

1.                Executive Summary
Noosa Council is responsible for a diverse and extensive range of community assets which
represents a major investment over many years. To fulfil its objectives in delivering a variety of
services to the community, Council must ensure that the assets supporting these services are
managed in a way that guarantees an optimal balance of cost, risk and performance.

Council’s road infrastructure plays a vital role in connectivity of the 867km road network (both 670km
sealed and 197km unsealed roads) across the Noosa Shire. There are in excess of 38,000 financial
road infrastructure assets on Council’s register considered in this Asset Management Plan (AMP).
The road infrastructure assets have a current replacement value of $420m, equating to
approximately 43% of Council’s financial assets.

Operational and maintenance activities are fundamental for the ongoing management of the road
infrastructure; it is considered an investment not a liability. The road infrastructure assets rely on
operational and maintenance costs for the serviceability of the assets identified in this plan. These
activities are a significant annual investment that directly influence the potential for road
infrastructure assets to reach its intended service life. The ongoing development of asset knowledge
through asset inspections, improved maintenance activities, subsequent defect monitoring and
repairs are fundamental in developing sustainable intervention levels for renewals and replacement
of road infrastructure assets.

The operational and maintenance expenses for road infrastructure make up approximately 14% of
the $90m annual budget. The capital works program fluctuates from year to year, however, the
proposed 2018/19 capital works program the capital investment of $6.9m for road infrastructure
equates to 23% of the $29.5m capital works program.

The mitigation of risks is fundamental in the management of road infrastructure assets for Council to
make informed decisions. With the focus placed on consistent cyclical inspections across all road
infrastructure assets and condition data accurately recorded in the Technology One - asset
management system (T1). This will be achieved by reconciling financial asset data, GIS data and
inspection data to have a single point of truth for all road infrastructure assets.

This road infrastructure asset management plan (AMP) meets the objectives of the Noosa Corporate
Plan. Key focus areas under the Corporate Plan’s Theme 4: Long term planning for Noosa Shire –
includes: undertaking long term financial sustainability planning identifying asset management
outcomes and establishing functional Asset Management Plans for all Council asset classes. These
focus areas have been a major driver in the development of this AMP. The road infrastructure AMP
provides the relevant information and organisational activities to ensure the organisational objectives
for asset management have been achieved and that the pathway for continual improvement across
all management activities for road infrastructure has been established. The provision of road
infrastructure is, therefore, a significant pillar of the infrastructure services provided by Council.




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