WITH drier conditions expected, the ACT government says a substantial amount of road maintenance work will be completed over the summer.

It is progressing road rehabilitation projects with construction to begin in coming months on David Walsh Avenue in Forde using an innovative Foam Bitumen Stabilisation treatment that increases resistance to moisture, has less emissions and construction waste, and reduced traffic disruption at a lower overall cost.

Design work is underway for further works on sections of the Monaro Highway, Kings Highway and Sulwood Drive.

Road resurfacing treatments, which are generally undertaken during warmer weather conditions, include road resealing, asphalt resurfacing and microsurfacing, which helps to waterproof the road, improve skid resistance and fill cracks in the pavement.

The service life of a highly trafficked road is more than 10 years, while residential streets last 25 to 30 years.

This week, overnight asphalt resurfacing work will be completed on sections of the Tuggeranong Parkway, near the Molonglo River.

Major roads to receive road resurfacing treatment over coming months include:

•    Adelaide Avenue, between State Circle and Kent Street
•    Tuggeranong Parkway, southbound between Lady Denman Drive and Cotter Road 
•    Gungahlin Drive, several sections in both directions between the Barton Highway and Glenloch Interchange
•    Barton Highway, from Kuringa Drive towards the ACT / NSW border
•    Federal Highway, from Antill Street towards the ACT / NSW border
•    William Hovell Drive, both directions between Bindubi Street and Coulter Drive
•    Akuna Street in the City
•    Anketell Street, Tuggeranong in several sections 
•    Hindmarsh Drive, in several intersections