The Mount Isa City Council maintains and operates approximately 1200km of roads within its Shire area, comprising of approximately 1000km of rural roads (mostly unsealed roads) and 200km of sealed city roads.
Council also maintains a number of State and Federal controlled roads as stewards under an agreed performance contract (RMPC) with the Main Roads Department (Cloncurry). These roads being:-
- Federal Controlled - Barkly Highway from Kalkadoon Park bridge to the Telecom Tower access road north east of Mount Isa
- State Controlled - Gregory Road from Camooweal township to Burke Shire border.
- Railway Ave/Dajarra Road from Grace St traffic lights to the Mount Isa boundary on the Dajarra Road.
- Camooweal/Duchess Road from Grace St to 4.8km along the Duchess Road south of Mount Isa.
Roadworks within the Shire area
The Urban Construction Crews carry out the following tasks:
- Kerbing construction for city works. (Crew is also available for hire)
- Drainage construction.
- Footpath and bikeway construction.
- Beautification work such as paving, water barrier installations etc.
- Road construction work.
- Large scale Council assets repairs and maintenance work.
- Large scale signage installation/update programs.
The Urban Maintenance Crews carry out the following tasks:
- Repairs to Kerbing and footpaths.
- Repairs to access pits and pipes
- Signage and Vandalism to Council property.
- Mowing and slashing of Reserves
- Line marking and Bitumen patching
- RMPC (Road Maintenance Performance Contracts) contracts.
- The Rural Maintenance/Construction crew undertakes the upkeep of all Council rural roads and rural based RMPC’s.
The Rural Construction/Maintenance Crews are responsible for rural road construction work including drainage.
Bikeways & Bicycle Safety
As part of the Mount Isa City Council's ongoing commitment to public facilities and safety, an extensive paved bikeway and footpath network covering 14.4 Ha (or 4.3) km links all parts of the City with focal points such as the Central Business Directory and Schools.
Signs
Council's Urban Maintenance section is responsible for the replacement and repairing of street and road signs throughout the city.
Residential Footpaths and Road Verges
The Mount Isa City Council allocates an extra 50 kilolitres of water per year to each household for the maintenance of the area between the kerb/concrete footpath and the property line by the owner/occupier of the adjacent property. Maintenance of long grass, the surface of the path area and trees on the footpath are the responsibility of the owner/ occupier of the property.
Before undertaking any works on a footpath an application must be lodged with Council. Failure to gain permission from Council to carryout works on the footpath may result in Council issuing instructions or undertake action to remove any unauthorized works at the property owner’s cost.
The owner or occupier of any property must at all times ensure that at least 1.5m of the footpath or verge area is clear of all obstacles and safely accessible by pedestrians.
It is strongly recommended that the location of Council underground services, such as water, sewer and stormwater be determined and a Dial Before You Dig search (dial 1100) is conducted for other underground services such as telecommunication, gas and power prior to commencing any works on the footpath area of your property.
Any damage to these services is the responsibility of property owner/occupier.
