Council has now adopted the Road Management Plan 2021 to ensure our local roads are safe and in good condition. The plan primarily focuses on roads but also includes kerbs, footpaths, laneways and bridges. The Road Management Plan is reviewed every four years.
The feedback survey on the proposed Road Management Plan 2021 is now closed and a summary of the community feedback is now available in the Community engagement summary report.
Read a summary of the proposed changes in the Road Management Plan review report.
The consultation period was from 6 May until 5pm on 2 June 2021. Council will consider the community’s feedback with a view to adopting the final plan at the Council Meeting on 15 June.
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What are the changes from the previous plan?
The adopted Road Management Plan 2021 includes the following changes:
- list of Council’s roads, footpaths, bridges and laneways and how they are maintained has been updated
- the major pathways list has been moved to the Bayside Register of Public Roads
- water pooling in kerbs and gutters will be addressed as required
- reasons for including laneways in the Register of Public Roads has been added
- new sections of unsealed roads/laneways have been included.
Read more detail about the changes in the Road Management Plan review report.
The Have your say survey is now closed
Read a summary of the feedback in the Community engagement summary report
Frequently asked questions
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The proposed Road Management Plan 2021 is an overarching, strategic document that outlines the system for maintaining our roads.
Please read the draft Road Management Plan 2021 and the proposed changes in the Road Management Plan review report. Provide your feedback on the proposed changes to the Road Management Plan by clicking the ‘Provide feedback’ button or use the ‘Ask a question’ about the Road Management Plan review on this page. Community feedback will be collated into a report that will be presented to Councillors and also published on this web page.
A Road Management Plan ensures our local roads, kerbs, footpaths and bridges are safe and in good condition. Under the Road Management Act 2004, Bayside’s Road Management Plan must be reviewed every four years, in conjunction with the election of a new Council. The process requires a review of current service standards and may include a period of public consultation, before being presented to Council for adoption.
Council adopts a Council Plan and Strategic Resource Plan for its four-year term, and a more detailed 10-year Financial Plan and Annual Budget each financial year. The Road Asset Management Plan informs the 10-year Financial Plan and forecasted Budget required to manage the road network based upon asset quantity.
The Road Management Plan is interrelated with each of these documents. It provides information on Council’s Asset Management Policy Framework and the linkages to key corporate strategies, plans and system.
Community feedback will be collated into a report that will be and presented to Councillors and also published on this web page. Councillors will take community feedback into account when reviewing the proposed changes to the Road Management Plan with a view to adopting the final plan on 15 June 2021.
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Please use the ‘Ask a question’ feature on this page and it will be answered by Council’s Senior Asset Engineer.
Ask a question about the draft Road Management Plan 2021
Consultation closed at 5pm on 2 June 2021
Hi Carroll. Unfortunately, active transport planning and management is outside the scope of the Road Management Plan, which is more focused upon the maintenance and management of the road itself. If you're able to email me your contact details at brobertson@bayside.vic.gov.au, I'll ask Council's Traffic Management team to contact you to discuss.
I live in Huntingfield Road Brighton. I bought a new scooter with the plan of being able to get to the beach from my street. To do this safely (as possible) I have to cross Dendy Street, at the St Joan of Arc school crossing then negotiate the most dangerous roundabout and cross the railway line. The passage over the railway line is very narrow and I feel quite intimidated by the traffic, cars come around the corner - New Street and Dendy Streets quite quickly.
Hi Shirley. The Sandringham railway line pedestrian crossing point between the two fenced 'cribs' are the responsibility of Metro Trains Melbourne to manage. You can contact them to report issues at https://www.metrotrains.com.au/contact-us/.
What is councils process to ensure that when works requiring local roads to be dug up, that the rectification works are safe and of the same quality of the original road. It is becoming a cycling and driving hazard with shoddy or shortcut rectification works multiplying rapidly.
Hi Paul. Roadworks carried out by contractors are generally inspected and approved by a Council officer. Where road surface reinstatements have failed or sites have been left untidy, these can be reported to Council at https://www.bayside.vic.gov.au/contact-us
A pedestrian crossing is desperately required in Bay Road, Cheltenham near the Aldi’s store. It is dangerous for any elderly or other pedestrians as traffic is constant. There is nothing between Sandy Hill Medical and Reserve Road lights.
Hi Sandy. Unfortunately, active transport planning and management is outside the scope of the Road Management Plan, which is more focused upon the maintenance and management of the road itself. If you're able to email me your contact details at brobertson@bayside.vic.gov.au, I'll ask Council's Coordinator Transport Planning to contact you to discuss.
Council controlled traffic and pedestrian lights in Bayside favour motorists with pedestrians coming last in the thinking. When will Bayside adopt the more intelligent approach of other councils of providing pedestrians reasonable crossing priority to help encourage non-vehicle movement in shopping strips and near infrastructure sites like libraries. We hear council declaring dedication to pedestrians and other movement options. Now we need to see it in practice.
Hi Neville. Unfortunately, active transport planning and management is outside the scope of the Road Management Plan, which is more focused upon the maintenance and management of the road itself. If you're able to email me your contact details at brobertson@bayside.vic.gov.au, I'll ask Council's Coordinator Transport Planning to contact you to discuss.
What decisions have been made for removing caravans and trailers being stored on roads outside properties? Too often these obstruct traffic flow and impede a clear view of oncoming cars where the road has a slight curve
Hi Chris. Council has recently considered this issue as part of a wider review of Bayside's Local Laws. You can find out more at https://yoursay.bayside.vic.gov.au/locallaw under the 'Storing Vehicles' section.
