Road and footpath repair and management
Report road or footpath damage
Contact Council by phone or make an online request to report a pothole in the road a damaged concrete or asphalt footpath.
Council aims to make the footpath or road safe within 72 hours.
Moreland roads, footpaths, drains and other infrastructure
Council maintains local roads, footpaths and other infrastructure in Moreland.
Moreland has:
- 518 kilometres of roads
- 1056 kilometres of kerb and channel
- 1001 kilometres of footpaths
- 91 kilometres of laneways and
- 489 kilometres of stormwater drainage
- 3 road bridges, and
- 37 foot bridges or boardwalks.
Ageing infrastructure
Some of Moreland's infrastructure is rapidly ageing. The roads in Brunswick are up to 120 years old, Coburg's are around 80 years old, and Fawkner and Glenroy's are around 50 years old.
Most roads like these last for between 50 and 100 years. This means that we are in a stage in our infrastructure life cycle that requires increased spending for renewal.
Council has increased its spending, and a higher proportion of its rates revenue, on infrastructure to help meet these demands. Council also advocates for increased funding from other spheres of government to maintain and replace community infrastructure.
Road Assets Management Strategy
Council developed a Road Assets Management Strategy to manage Moreland's road and footpath network and to be transparent, and make sure that the public can see how much Council spends on upgrading our roads infrastructure.
Council assess the conditions of Moreland's roads every four years. We then use this information to set the priorities for our Ten Year Road Reconstruction Program.
Road Reconstruction Program
Council's Road Reconstruction Program involves reconstructing streets that have reached the end of their serviceable life or suffer from structural problems that reduce the service to users.
The aim of the Road Reconstruction Program is to:
- reconstruct failed roads including asphalt or concrete road surface and if required kerb and channel, footpaths, underground drainage and vehicle crossovers/driveways
- improve motorist, cyclist and pedestrian safety including safe access for emergency services, eliminating corrugated and potholed surfaces, installing traffic management devices, providing safer intersections, upgraded street lighting, installing bike lanes and smoother footpaths with pram crossings
- improve residential amenity including eliminating high crowns in roads, improved access to properties, better traffic and parking management, improved disability access, additional underground drainage and streetscape improvements including nature strips and street trees, and
- enhance economic matters including lower road maintenance costs, less wear and tear on vehicles, improved private property values.
Files
- Moreland Register of Public Roads (PDF 586Kb)
- Road Management Plan (DOC 5Mb)
- Road Management Plan (PDF 565Kb)
- Road Asset Management Strategy (PDF 999Kb)
Links
If you can't download or use PDF documents please contact Council.
