3.2 Improved Local Road Access in the Wet Season Questions

Greetings,

Concerning the project “Improved Local Road Access in the Wet Season”, we researched the local climate and the rain level in the wet season of Saibai Island for the project background section of our report. We wanted to know the exact situation of the unsealed roads during the wet season. However, we couldn’t conclude on it.

Below are the questions we would like to receive answers to:

1) During the wet season, do the island roads get only muddy, or do they get flooded by rainwater?

2) If it gets flooded, then approximately how much does the water level rise from the soil level? How often does it get flooded?

3) How often do king tides affect Saibai Island?

4) During king tides, does the flood level rise? If so, approximately how much does the water level rise from the soil level?

Above are the questions we have now regarding the rain level and flood level. The earliest response is highly appreciated.

Thank you for being considerate!
Kind Regards.
Rovindu

Hi Rovindu,

I’m not sure if your team have already come across this resource: Torres Strait Sustainable Land Use Plan, Part 2 Saibai. It has a 10-page section about tides and storm surge specific to Saibai Island and I found most of your questions were answered there.

To have a more holistic understanding of flooding events in small, low-lying islands like Saibai, I encourage you to extend your scope of research to the Torres Strait region by checking Torres Strait Regional Authority’s website. I found their LAND AND SEA MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR TORRES STRAIT 2016-2036 very informative.

I hope this helps and let me know if you have follow-up questions.

Regards,
Jean

• This reply was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by Jean Aquinde.

Hi, I have a question about the road infrastructure.

1) In what ways can a new road system improve the community?

I’ve been searching endlessly for some responses but I cannot find a single thing.

Hi Hassan,

I appreciate your effort in checking the existing thread first, but you probably couldn’t find anything relevant yet, as we just launched Saibai Island’s design brief this first semester.

In our design brief – 3.2 Improved local road access in the wet season, we outlined some of the pain points experienced by the community when the unsealed roads are muddy. To kickstart your research, I suggest you reflect on that and think about how their everyday routine can be improved or enhanced when they have a better road system.

I hope this helps!

Regards,
Jean

Hi,

I have a few more questions.
1) How many km of paved(or concrete) road do you have? 2) Which sections are most economically important to for the island? 3) Is walking the preferred method of transportation around Saibai township? 4) How many cars are present on the island?

Hello,

Approximately how wide are the roads on Saibai Island. The links provided give the length but not the width

Thank you,
Nikita Ghorpade

Hey guys,

Out of curiosity, how broken is the islands tractor. Just cosmetic or is it dead?

Regards
Scott