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Home>For Residents>Council Assets>Roads & Bridges
| Introduction
The Strathbogie Shire Council is responsible for the management of the municipal road network for the benefit of our community, and other road users.
The municipality covers approximately 3300 square kilometres of country ranging from the hilly Strathbogie Ranges in the south, to the flat plains of the Goulburn River valley north of the Hume Freeway. There is approximately 2200 kilometres of roads throughout the Shire of which 70% are unsealed. 95% of our roads are in rural areas.
We also have 130 road bridges.
Road Management Act
The Road Management Act has been developed to establish improved road management practices within the State of Victoria. The Act enables Council to produce a Road Management Plan in which Council provides details of its road managmenent standards and policies.
The primary object of this Act is to establish a coordinated management system that will promote safe and efficient road networks at State and local levels and the responsible use of road reserves.
The Act achieves this objective by, amongst other things:
- setting out general rights and obligations of road users,
- establishing a system of classification for roads and the division of responsibilities between State and local road authorities, and
- requiring road authorities to maintain a register of public roads which lists the roads that the relevant road authority manages.
Road Management Plan
The Strathbogie Shire Council delivers road asset maintenance in accordance with the Strathbogie Shire Council - Road Management Plan (RMP). The RMP outlines the regime of required inspections, defects, intervention levels and required activities to treat the defect.
The intervention levels given in the RMP are the levels at which a defect is considered to have reached the "tolerable" level. At this point, the RMP requires that appropriate action be taken to repair the defect, or reduce the risk of the defect to the road user. Typical actions that will be undertaken at this point range from repair of the defect, to installing warning signs to warn road users of the defect or hazard until it can be repaired or a combination.
Road Hierarchy Plan
A Road Hierarchy plan is another vital strategic tool in the management of the road network.
The primary purpose of the Road Hierarchy Plan is to assign a classification to each road and street segment in the road network to enable better management of the Council's road assets. Resources can be used more effectively by allocating funds to those roads of greater importance within the road network.
Road Classification
Over the past 30-40 years the pattern of land usage, and the agricultural industry has changed and subsequently, road usage in number, type of vehicle and vehicle mass have changed.
Council's Road Hierarchy has been developed in such a manner that the road classifications are based on road function, vehicle usage and existing road construction.
In various areas of the Shire permits are required to use roads for over-demensional loads along Council roadways. Information is required for Council assessments of requests to use roads for such a purpose. See link below for application for same.
Roadside Management
Road reserves were initially established for transport and property access, but have since evolved to cover a range of other activities (drains, firebreaks, gas, electricity, sewerage, communications infrastructure). Roadsides are are also highly valued for their native flora (plants) and fauna (animals), visual appeal, as wildlife corridors and for providing catchment protection benefits.
Non utility works within municipal road reserves require a permit. The permit incurs a fee calculated subject to the scope of works to be carried out, and in accordance with State Government Regulations.
See links below to find information about working in road reserves. For further information please contact Asset Services Directorate on 57 950 000.
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