Roads, Drains and Footpaths

• Road Management Plan
• Infrastructure Maintenance
• Street Sweeping and Cleansing
• Rights of Way
• M80 Ring Road Upgrade

Road Management Plan

The Road Management Act outlines that Road Authorities are required to act 'reasonably' by inspecting and maintaining road assets to protect the travelling public.

The Road Management Plan comprises two sections, the Plan and a Register of Public Roads (Road Register).

The Road Management Plan will:

• establish a management system for roads based on policy, operational objectives and available resources;
• set relevant standards for maintenance of roads.

The Road Management Plan will include:

• a reference to the register of public roads (Road Register) for which Council is responsible;
• how Council intends to manage its road assets, including the road hierarchy, nature and frequency of road inspections, levels of defects, and response times for repairs;
• reference to systems for the recording of information collected from inspections, customer management system, and community input

Infrastructure Maintenance

Our Road and Infrastructure Maintenance Team keeps all roads, footpaths, street furniture and signs in good condition, including those in shopping centres and Council owned carparks. If you notice that repairs are needed, please let us know by completing a Service Request.

Street Sweeping and Cleansing

Our Cleansing Department is responsible for maintenance of stormwater pits and drains, cleaning of shopping centre carparks, litter bin clearance, toilet cleaning and the mechanical sweeping of streets.

Mechanical Sweeping
Mechanical sweeping includes the sweeping of all kerbs, channels and sealed pavements to Council controlled roads, carparks and constructed right-of-ways and the collection of autumn leaves. These services are performed on a cyclical basis as follows:

• Commercial streets and industrial roads - cleaned on a three weekly cycle
• Main roads - cleaned on a two weekly cycle
• Residential streets - cleaned on a five weekly cycle
• Major shopping centres - cleaned on a twice per week cycle
• Autumn leaf collection is a seasonal activity carried out on a two weekly cycle spanning an approximate 8 week period.

Shopping Centres

Litter Removal
Clearing of litter involves the collection of all litter from litter bins, as well as the sweeping and collection of litter in the vicinity of the bins, cleaning and maintenance of litter bin liners, and removal of dead animals and dumped rubbish from Council controlled road reserves, carparks and right-of-ways within the City.

Clearing of litter also covers the sweeping of litter and the cleaning of spillage's and adhered materials from paved pedestrian areas of nominated shopping centres, and the total paved areas of the Greensborough multi-deck carpark.

Pits and Drains
This involves removing litter, debris, silt and other foreign materials from pits and drains which could cause flooding and damage or potential damage to property or persons.

Toilet Blocks and Barbeques
This service involves the cleaning of Council owned or controlled toilet blocks and bbq's.

Rights of Way

'Rights of Way'  generally speaking are narrow roads providing access to the rear and sometimes side of properties.  The brochure below outlines steps to take if you are interested in purchasing a right of way from Council along with other useful information.

M80 Ring Road Upgrade

The M80 Ring Road Upgrade is being managed by VicRoads, for more information on the upgrade please click here.