LODDON Shire Council will pump another $250,000 into its road resheet program after councillors last week approved amendments to the annual infrastructure program.
Money unspent from the Federal Government’s 2019-2024 Roads to Recovery program will be used for the new works.
Assets and infrastructure manager David Southcombe told councillors that  $400,680 of funding remained unspent. 
“Roads to Recovery officers recently advised they’d prefer council continue to invest these funds in additional road projects rather than return the unspent funds,” he said. “The annual infrastructure program is progressing with the majority of projects in progress or completed. Within these projects there are savings within existing approved projects that can be reallocated.”
A report to councillors later this month will list resheet projects.
The infrastructure program will also see seven disused emulsion and fuel tanks at council depots removed and one new emulsion tank at its Wedderburn operation  centre at a cost of $400.000.
“Undertaking the removal and replacement of emulsion and fuel tanks at Council’s depots will reduce council’s risks of pollution leaking into the environment, fire or explosion and meet compliance with EPA guidelines,” Mr Southcombe said.
Project savings have been made on replacement of Sidney Watsons Road Bridge at Pyramid Hill and North and Southey Street, Inglewood, drainage work.
“The annual infrastructure program is funded by council and external grants. An important source of funding for council is the Roads to Recovery program. Currently council has been allocated $21,012,056 for the 2024-2029 funding period,” said Mr Southcombe.