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Tasman district council to reconsider Smooth Hill subdivision road standards

Tasman district council is reconsidering plans to downgrade newly asphalted subdivision roads to chip-seal to reduce future costs.

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Many of Tasman's new subdivisions have asphalted roads, but facing large future maintenance bills, the district council is working on a policy to eventually convert them to chip-seal surfaces. The council is re-examining its assumptions about the Smooth Hill subdivision as part of this review.

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Smooth subdivision roads face a cheaper makeover

Many of Tasman's new subdivisions' roads were asphalted, but large future bills meant that the district council was working on a policy that would eventually see them chip-sealed.

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