{"id":104,"date":"2026-03-16T13:23:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:55:30","slug":"highways","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/services\/highways\/","title":{"rendered":"Highways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/services\/\">Services<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Highways<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Highways<\/h1>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7f51fafc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our team consists of a work force of approximately 30 employees, supplemented with various local contractors, who undertake the following services islands-wide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Planned and reactive maintenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capital improvements for all roads<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jetty and sea ramp maintenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Culvert replacement and maintenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General maintenance and repairs to bridges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Haven and Port Howard port maintenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stanley Airport maintenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waste management at Mary Hill and Megabid tips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful links for work undertaken by PWD Highways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c53e879e-0f79-48df-96b8-8d14ef6718d9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Clean-Up-Stanley.doc\">Clean Up Stanley<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Clean-Up-Stanley.doc\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c53e879e-0f79-48df-96b8-8d14ef6718d9\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note this service is for residential properties who do not have the means to dispose of bulk waste; this does not include general household rubbish.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e319e6a5-276f-427e-b12f-ecc13f15c71b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Salt-Route-2021.pdf\">Salt Route 2021<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Salt-Route-2021.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e319e6a5-276f-427e-b12f-ecc13f15c71b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the winter period the Highways Section has an agreed agreed Salt route.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-3de55fbc-0d44-44cf-aa4a-416fc45ff619\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Weight-Limit-Exemption-2021.docx\">Weight Limit Exemption<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Weight-Limit-Exemption-2021.docx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-3de55fbc-0d44-44cf-aa4a-416fc45ff619\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weight limit of all roads is 38 tonnes in the summer with the majority of roads operating under a reduce weight limit of 15 tonnes during winter months. Exemptions from the weight limits ordinances can be applied for through the Roads Engineer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f9fafb;padding-top:10vh;padding-bottom:10vh\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For more information, please contact <br>the Public Works Department<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll find our office hours, location, and full contact details below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/publicworks\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our team consists of a work force of approximately 30 employees, supplemented with various local contractors, who undertake the following&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":89,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-104","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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