Locals can have their say on Brimbank council’s road management plan, which will be adopted for 2025 to 2029.
The road management plan, which is currently under review, guides how council inspects, maintains, and repairs municipal roads as well as footpaths, bridges and drainage within road reserves.
It also sets inspection frequencies, response times, repair standards and timeframes.
Timeframes for council to complete reactive inspections are based on factors like traffic volume and the risk caused by the hazard.
In Brimbank, council maintains 908.1km of roads, which is enough to drive from Sunshine to Sydney.
These roads include local access roads, collector roads and sub-arterial roads but not highways, freeways and declared main roads, which are instead maintained by the state government.
The consultation asks locals to review the road management plan draft and to provide feedback through a short survey.
Residents can also drop pins on an interactive map and comment on any problems areas they want to highlight.
Participants are encouraged to share their ideas and suggestions for better road and footpath services.
Councils are required to review road management plans after each state election.
The questionnaire can be accessed via yoursay.brimbank.vic.gov.au.
Submissions are open until Wednesday, August 20.
The final draft of the plan will be presented to council for adoption in October.
