Twenty-three rural roads in the Western Bay of Plenty have been selected for seal extensions over the next four to five years.
Western Bay of Plenty District Council has reviewed the way it prioritises rural roads for sealing and councillors adopted the new criteria, which puts more weight on traffic volume, today.
Under the new criteria 23 unsealed roads have been prioritised for seal extensions between 2016 and 2021, totalling 30km.
The council approved $3.5m for seal extensions in this year's budget, which was expected to fund the sealing of 12.5km of roads over the next 12 months - ticking off the first six roads in the revised list.
These are: Wright Rd, Maniatutu Rd, Roydon Downs Rd, Leyland Rd, Allport Rd, and Soldiers Rd.