Indigo Shire is responsible for the provision of council-owned roads and stormwater drains. We develop and maintain local access roads to provide reasonable access to all properties.
VicRoads are responsible for arterial roads and freeways. A road reserve works permit may be needed if you are constructing a new driveway, storm water connection, replacing an existing driveway, extending an existing driveway or to construct a second driveway.
View the Indigo Shire Road Register here(PDF, 686KB) and the Indigo Shire Road Management Plan here(PDF, 726KB).
The following roads are fully maintained by VicRoads. For all maintenance or emergency repairs, please contact VicRoads on 131 170. For road closures
visit their website.
Road |
Start and end points |
Barnawartha-Howlong Road
|
Murray Valley Highway to Chiltern-
Howlong Road
|
Beechworth-Chiltern Road
|
Beechworth Post Office to
Beechworth-Wodonga Road
|
Beechworth-Wangaratta Road
|
Beechworth Post Office to
Wangaratta Shire Boundary
|
Beechworth-Wodonga Road
|
Beechworth Post Office to
Wodonga Shire Boundary
|
Buckland Gap Road
|
Stanley Road to Alpine Shire
Boundary
|
Chiltern-Howlong Road
|
Conness Street, Chiltern to Murray
River, Howlong
|
Chiltern-Rutherglen Road
|
Chiltern-Howlong Road to
roundabout at Murray Valley
Highway, Rutherglen
|
Dederang Road
|
Wodonga-Yackandandah Road to
Alpine Shire Boundary(Tunnel Gap
Road)
|
Kiewa East Road
|
Kiewa Valley Highway to Murray
Valley Highway
|
Lindsay Road
|
Wodonga-Yackandandah Road to
Kiewa Valley Highway
|
Lockharts Gap Road
|
Kiewa East Road to Alpine Shire
Boundary
|
Myrtleford-Yackandandah Road
|
Dederang Road to Alpine Shire
Boundary
|
Rutherglen-Springhurst Road
|
Chiltern-Rutherglen Road to
Wangaratta Shire Boundary
(Boundary Road)
|
Rutherglen-Wahgunyah Road
|
Murray Valley Highway to Murray
River, Wahgunyah
|
Stanley Road
|
Beechworth Post Office to Mount
Stanley Road
|
Federation Way
|
Rutherglen-Wahgunyah Road to
Wangaratta Shire Boundary
(Boundary Road)
|
Wodonga-Yackandandah Road
|
Isaac's Ave Yackandandah-
Wodonga Road (Lindsay Road),
Wodonga Shire Boundary
|
Yackandandah Road, Yackandandah
|
High Street Yackandandah to
Beechworth-Wodonga Road
|
We routinely maintain around 1000 kilometres of unsealed gravel road in its maintenance schedule. This is done by road grading, which restores the driving surface with the help of a motor grader. In simple words grading means to repair the potholes or any other damage by either cutting the edges of the roads or filling them with the help of a road grader.
Road users should avoid using gravel roads during wet periods if such use would likely damage the road drainage features. Certain Shire roads which are subject to such damage are marked as ‘DRY WEATHER USE ONLY’.
If you believe your road needs grading, please contact us and we will arrange an inspection time. Note: Grading of private driveways is not done by our staff and a private contractor should be hired.
We routinely maintain around 500km of sealed roads in our maintenance schedule.
A percentage of sealed road is re-sealed each year. This is when a new layer of seal is spread across the road to repair the surface.
We have a Roadside Management Plan(PDF, 637KB) in place to protect vegetation on the side of council-owned roads.
Documents
Roadside Management Plan(PDF, 637KB)
Maintenance of the 'crossover' is the responsibility of the property owner. The pipe or 'bridge' should be kept free of leaf litter and any silt build-up should be removed from the entry and exit to the drainage pipe to ensure the free flow of storm water through the pipe or under the 'bridge'. Guideposts should be maintained either side of the crossover.
All new buildings are required to be connected to a Legal Point of Discharge for stormwater. To arrange an inspection contact us or fill in the application form.
Note: Maintenance of stormwater pipes from private dwellings to the Legal Point of Discharge is the responsibility of the property owner. This Legal Point of Discharge may be at the kerb and channel or at a drainage pit or underground pipe within the road reserve. It may also be within the property if there is a council-owned drain within an easement through private land.
During Autumn, Council staff remove leaves from open drains and some urban streets. To assist Council with their collection please consider the following:
- Rake and place leaves into piles that can be easily accessed by Council staff.
- If able to place leaves into your organics bin for collection on normal day.
- There is no specific timeline for the collections during Autumn, however streets will be visited several times each.
- This collection is for leaves from street trees only, all other green waste should be disposed of via your Green lidded organics bin or at the transfer station.
- Please contact Council on 1300 365 003 if you have any concerns and ask for the Operations Department.
Continue to check back for current road closures.
Under the Road Management Act 2004, Consent from the Responsible Road Authority is required for any works conducted within the Road Reserve, including on the road, shoulder, driveways or nature strip.
For Council Roads, complete the Application Form for Minor Works on Road Reserve(PDF, 301KB) and submit it to any of our Council offices, along with the appropriate fee.
In March 2013, Indigo Shire Council adopted the Infrastructure Design Manual for infrastructure standards. The full manual is available online at http://www.designmanual.com.au/
For driveway works, the following plans show the relevant construction standards.
Fees
Fees are updated annually on 1 July and are common across the state. Fees below are expressed in fee units with the equivalent dollar amount in brackets.
Works other than minor works conducted by a person referred to in regulation 10(2) that are traffic impact works
Road classification
|
Conducted on any part of the roadway, shoulder or pathway
|
Not conducted on any part of the roadway, shoulder or pathway
|
Freeway |
43.2 ($639.80)
|
30.2 ($447.30)
|
Arterial road
|
43.2 ($639.80) |
30.2 ($447.30)
|
Municipal road of non arterial state road where maximum speed limit at anytime is more than 50kph
|
43.1 ($638.30)
|
23.5 ($348.00)
|
Municipal road or non arterial state road where maximum speed limit at anytime is not more than 50kph
|
23.5 ($348.00)
|
6.0 ($88.90)
|
Minor works conducted by a person referred to in regulation 10(2) that are traffic impact works
Road classification
|
Conducted on any part of the roadway, shoulder or pathway
|
Not conducted on any part of the roadway, shoulder or pathway
|
Freeway |
16.0 ($237.00)
|
9.5 ($140.70) |
Arterial road
|
16.0 ($237.00)
|
9.5 ($140.70)
|
Municipal road or non arterial state road where maximum speed limit at anytime is more than 50kph
|
9.3 ($137.70)
|
6.0 ($88.90)
|
Municipal road or non arterial state road where maximum speed limit at anytime is not more than 50kph
|
9.3 ($137.70) |
6.0 ($88.90)
|
Fees are reviewed each financial year and changes (if any) apply from 1 July each year. For further information on your responsibilities relating to works within the road reserve, or for requirements for VicRoads roads, refer to the VicRoads website.