2014-15
2015-16
Infrastructure Services
95%
95%
General Manager Infrastructure Services
100%
100%
Construction & Maintenance - Executive Manager
100%
100%
Construction & Maintenance Central
93%
99%
Construction & Maintenance North
96%
100%
Construction & Maintenance South
100%
100%
Plant & Fleet
90%
90%
Project Services
100%
93%
Transport & Drainage Planning
87%
87%
A well-planned and maintained infrastructure system
is critical for a successful economy. Roads, drainage,
bridges and other infrastructure are the building blocks
that allow our region to mobilise and connect with other
regions, interstate and more broadly with the rest of the
world. Toowoomba Regional Council is committed to
delivering safe and sustainable transport and drainage
infrastructure across the region.
Council’s Infrastructure Services Group (ISG) is responsible
for providing a safe and functional transportation system
by managing a diverse and integrated infrastructure
works program.
ISG manages a constructed road network of 6,529
kilometres as well as 122 major structures (bridges and
major culverts), 1,977 kilometres kerb and channel, 512
kilometres footpaths, 59 kilometres bikeways and the
Toowoomba Aerodrome and landing areas at Millmerran
and Pittsworth. ISG is responsible for the development,
operation and maintenance of road and drainage
networks, flood mitigation, footpaths, bikeways, street
lighting, aerodromes, parking facilities and internal plant
and equipment. Maintenance works on State Controlled
Roads on behalf of the Department of Transport and Main
Roads (DTMR) are also undertaken.
ISG includes the Construction and Maintenance, Project
Services, Plant and Fleet and Transport and Drainage
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Planning branches. To manage the diverse portfolio of
infrastructure assets and program works, these branches
are responsible for integrating works to achieve the most
cost-effective and quality deliverables for the community’s
infrastructure program.
ISG also works closely with the Strategic Planning and
Economic Development and Development Assessment
teams, to ensure appropriate infrastructure outcomes are
delivered by land developers.
Roads play a vital role in the running of our lives and
economies as every journey, whether it is moving freight
to markets, children to schools or exports to ports, begins
and ends on a local road. With a constructed road
network of 6,529 kilometres a high priority is to provide
well-maintained roads to meet community expectations.
A key focus of ISG is to ensure efficient and connected
networks, which encourage the growth of the region and
its economic development potential.
A key consideration when managing transport
infrastructure is determining whether road network
improvements are keeping pace with the growth of our
community’s needs. Council faces the ever-increasing
challenge of meeting increased stakeholder expectations
and how to fund these vital infrastructure projects,
including renewal of the ageing aspects of the network,
maintaining these assets and prioritising of works.
TOOWOOMBA REGIONAL COUNCIL Annual Report 2015 - 2016