Road maintenance - who looks after what?

Sealed roads

Responsibilities within the road reserve

The Council is responsible for the maintenance of:

• Footpath
• Kerb & channel
• Road surface

• Councils’ drainage assets (excluding private property stormwater pipes within the road reserve)

The property owner/occupier is responsible for:

• Construction and maintenance of crossover
• Maintenance of naturestrip 
• Private property stormwater pipes within road reserve to the point of discharge

   

Responsibilities on arterial roads

The Council is responsible for maintenance of: 

• Footpaths

Vic Roads is responsible for maintenance of:

• Road surface
• Kerb & channel
• Road drainage including, open drains and stormwater pits
• Roadside signage
• Linemarking

The property owner/occupier is responsible for:

• Construction and maintenance of crossover from the edge of the road to the property boundary
• Maintenance of the naturestrip 

Responsibilities on unsealed roads

The Council is responsible for the maintenance of:

• Road surface
• Open drain

The property owner/occupier is responsible for:

• Construction and maintenance of driveway crossover from the edge of the road to the property boundary including the culvert pipe and end walls