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  • Profile photo of wrappackwrappack
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    Does anyone out there have any ballpark figures for what it costs to build a road. Assuming no major earthworks are needed, about how much (per sq metre) would an ashpalt road be, and how much (linear metre) a concrete kerb?

    Profile photo of wrappackwrappack
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    Time for me to answer my own question!

    Well wrappack, today, wrappack was, like you, out looking for opportunities. On yapping to a next door neighbour, who had been doing a bit of subdividing, he mentioned that he had just put a road in a few years ago.

    Like you, wrappack, wrappack always tries to carry his trusty 8m pink Lufkin measuring tape around. He whipped it out, and after a few calculations, and guestimates for inflation, I arrived at the magic figure of

    $150 per square metre. (this is hotmix, not the ashhpalt on top)

    Profile photo of Fast LaneFast Lane
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    The road right next to my parents house was sealed about 10 years ago. They live on a corner and paid about $1400 for about 40 meters, if their address was on the road being sealed it would have been about $14000. For houses on the new road, costs started at about $7000 for a 20 meter street frontage.
    It was not a major road, just a road that would squeeze 2 commodores side by side on it and one with those wavy gutters that are sort of like an S shape. I’m not too sure about major earthworks or anything though. Hope this helps, G7

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    I had some kerb and channel done a few weeks ago and all the quotes were around $90 lineal per metre.For asphalt we pay around $100 per square metre for a hot mix,not a spray seal.This would only be light duty though,say for a driveway.A public road would cost significantly more because of the preperation underneath required.

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