Bealey Ave will have major resealing done in the new year.

Christchurch City Council will begin smoothing a 1.4 kilometre stretch of Bealey Ave this summer.

The council will start the project in early 2017, between Papanui Rd and Barbadoes St.

The $176 million 10-year road resealing programme is part of the council's repairs to roads, underground pipes and footpaths after the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) winds down at the end of the year.

GEORGE HEARD/FAIRFAX NZ Resealing work will start on New Brighton's Hawke St before Christmas.

SCIRT repaired buried water and waste pipes, in many cases leaving behind patched roads.

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The council will now reseal and smooth these roads, focusing first on the central city and eastern suburbs.

The council will also begin work on two major New Brighton roads before Christmas.

The work will be on Marine Parade (from Beresford St to Shackleton St) and Hawke St (from Marine Parade to Keyes Rd).

Burwood-Pegasus Community Board member Tim Sintes said the work was encouraging, but those road repairs weren't the most urgent in the suburb.

"I would have thought that there were other areas that were worse than that," he said.

"But we're just very grateful to have any work in New Brighton."

Council's city services general manager David Adamson said funding had been allocated for the programme, which the council had already started and would carry out over coming years.

"The city and ratepayers can only afford so much each year, so we'll prioritise the most essential work first."

He said SCIRT had done a "fantastic job" to finish its assigned rebuild work, and the council was ready to pick up the mantle.

The road resealing is part of the council's $1 billion, 10-year total roading programme which includes the Accessible City, Sumner Lyttelton Corridor, and Major Cycleways projects.

The budget includes $15.6 million for footpath repairs, which were not generally included in SCIRT's programme.

The council is currently using standard maintenance and capital programme contracts for road works.

Several road projects were delayed in the last financial year, partly because of a lack of available contractors.

Adamson said the council was considering other options to ensure it delivers all the projects set out in its $450 million capital programme this financial year.

"We are confident we will achieve what we have said we will do, and we're looking at new ways of working to ensure this happens," Mr Adamson says.