Roading Issues

Some of the roading issues Council deals with:

Muddy Roads

When the ground is wet, mud from tractors and other vehicles is easily tracked from paddocks on to roads. When a layer of mud forms on the road, the surface becomes slippery and road markings can be obscured, creating a safety hazard.

Clods of earth can also cause problems, particularly when they are frozen and motorists will often cross to the wrong side of the road to avoid them.

Winter Feed on Roadsides

Storing winter feed along the verges of roads creates a potential hazard for motorists. Tractors loading bales will obstruct the road, churn up the road shoulder, spread mud on to the road and damage the water table.

The Solutions Are Simple:

Think about where you will be using your winter feed, and place your bales as close as possible to where they will be used. Store feed inside your fencelines - not on the roadside.

Construct rock standing areas so the tractor will not churn up the ground every time you load a bale.

Spread gravel in gateways and preferably several metres along lanes and other accessways.

If you have no alternative to driving a mud-caked vehicle on a public road, stop in the gateway and scrape the mud from your tyres.

More suggestions on these issues and others are contained in the following roading flyers.

Policies and Procedures

All policies and procedures can be found by going to the following link: Roading Policies and Procedures.

There you will find information on:

Administration
Stock Crossings at Grade
Stock Races
Stock Underpasses
Debris on the Road
Operating on the Road
Lower a Road Culvert
Drainage on Roadsides
Public Utilities and Services on Roads
Private Utilities and Services on Roads
Vehicle Accessways
Dust Supression on Roads
Signs on Roads
Grazing the Road Margin
Road Margin Planting
Cultivation of Road Margin
Use of Roads and Road Licences
Gates across Roads
Requests to Physically Form Roads
Stopping of Roads
Temporary Closure of Roads for Public Events
Temporary Closure of Roads for Roading Purposes
Storage on the Road Margin
Structures on the Road Margin
Whitebait Huts
Trees on Roads
Permanent Fencing in the Road Margin
R.A.P.I.D. Numbering
Road Naming
i Centre Signs
Changes to Road Types
Stock Droving
Property Numbering
Rural Accessway, (Commercial)