Claremont council to fix 485 homes' access on $4.84m laneway rebuild
Claremont council voted to convert 58 private laneways into public roads over 10 years.
Claremont's council unanimously backed a plan to take over 58 private laneways and repair them. The conversion ends a legal deadlock that had stopped the town from maintaining roads it did not own.
A 2021 report found many laneways in very poor condition with bad drainage and broken surfaces. The town will ask each laneway's residents whether they want the council to take over maintenance.
The council will only make changes if about 70 to 75 per cent of residents on each laneway agree. Upgrades will cost about $540 per square metre.
The work will be spread across 10 years at about $500,000 per year. The council will start with critical repairs first, such as on Cactus Lane.
Next come drainage-only fixes, then closures, and finally roads left private.
- $4.84 million
- Total cost
- 485
- Properties served
- 58 of 79
- Private laneways to convert
- $540
- Cost per square metre
Why it mattersHundreds of households were trapped on deteriorating roads the town could not legally maintain. Now there is finally a timeline for repair.
AustraliaAround 485 Western Australian properties, mostly in Perth's inner suburbs, will finally get access to properly maintained roads after decades of neglect.
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