Bridge Rd Richmond re-surfacing

Bridge Rd Richmond was relayed in January 2021 using the now standard Melbourne technique of concrete to sleeper height, fill with crushed rock / crushed concrete to just below rail top and a bitumen top. By May 2022 the road surface in Bridge Rd looked as shown in the first two attached photos. This is the narrow section of roadway between Hoddle St and Church St where cars and trucks share the roadway with trams. It seems that the crushed fill was not rolled well enough to provide a solid foundation for the bitumen. It has broken up and required regular patching. Other shared roadways have shown similar problems, but Bridge Rd is the worst. The width of the roadway between rails means that a narrow roller of the type usually used for footpaths was used for compacting the crushed fill. It seems that this type of roller may be inadequate for the job. Perhaps they need to borrow the Jelbart roller ex Ballarat that was designed for just this sort of work. Another pic attached. This weekend the roadway in the tramway lanes will be resurfaced. See: https://yarratrams.com.au/projects/bridge-road-resurfacing-works Mal Rowe hoping for a better outcome in Bridge Rd.