Road Management Plan 2025-29

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We are reviewing our Road Management Plan (RMP).

This review is a requirement of the Road Management Act 2004 and Road Management (General) Regulations 2016.

Our RMP outlines how we manage the roads, kerbs, and footpaths under our control. Within the RMP, you will find information such as how often we undertake inspections, what a defect is, and how long we take to complete repairs.

The RMP sets the standard for how council will perform its inspection, maintenance and repair responsibilities for rural and urban roads covering:

  • Sealed and unsealed road surfaces,
  • Road pavement,
  • Footpaths,
  • Kerb and channel,
  • Drainage pits,
  • Bridges,
  • Regulatory, hazard and warning signage,
  • Guard rail and
  • Vegetation.

The RMP covers aspects such as:

  • The hierarchy of our road network and the level of service provided for each category of road,
  • The intervention level for responding to defects in the road network and the intervention times for repairing these. For example, setting out for the timeframes for repairing potholes based upon the road classification and the size (depth and diameter) of the pothole.
  • How Council manages infrastructure at the interface with other Local Government Areas, for example the maintenance of bridges and roads at shared boundaries.
  • How council will respond with emergency works, whereby works that result from emergency incidents to make our roads safe will be undertaken immediately.

Since the last plan was adopted, the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), in conjunction with its member Councils, has developed a Road Management Plan template, which it has recommended all Councils consider adopting. The Rural City of Wangaratta has used this template in preparing the revised RMP draft document.

The current Road Management plan has been reviewed for currency, with only minor changes made to the Roadside Vegetation Overhead clearance intervention times from the previous plan. The intervention timeframe for Link and Collector Roads has been improved from 12 months to 6 months.

Council's Road Register, the list of roads under council's authority is provided as a reference. Requests to add roads to this register can be made through council.

You can provide comment on the RMP in many ways including:

Review the draft Road Management Plan located in the sidebar under 'documents'.

  • Online
  • In person
    • Saturday 9 August coming to see us at the Wangaratta Farmer's Market
    • Saturday 16 August in Whitfield
  • Or by making an appointment with one of our council officers to discuss your feedback.


For more information on this project contact Ben Thomas at B.Thomas@wangaratta.vic.gov.au.

For more information on submissions to this project, and how they could be shared, please view our Privacy Statement

We are reviewing our Road Management Plan (RMP).

This review is a requirement of the Road Management Act 2004 and Road Management (General) Regulations 2016.

Our RMP outlines how we manage the roads, kerbs, and footpaths under our control. Within the RMP, you will find information such as how often we undertake inspections, what a defect is, and how long we take to complete repairs.

The RMP sets the standard for how council will perform its inspection, maintenance and repair responsibilities for rural and urban roads covering:

  • Sealed and unsealed road surfaces,
  • Road pavement,
  • Footpaths,
  • Kerb and channel,
  • Drainage pits,
  • Bridges,
  • Regulatory, hazard and warning signage,
  • Guard rail and
  • Vegetation.

The RMP covers aspects such as:

  • The hierarchy of our road network and the level of service provided for each category of road,
  • The intervention level for responding to defects in the road network and the intervention times for repairing these. For example, setting out for the timeframes for repairing potholes based upon the road classification and the size (depth and diameter) of the pothole.
  • How Council manages infrastructure at the interface with other Local Government Areas, for example the maintenance of bridges and roads at shared boundaries.
  • How council will respond with emergency works, whereby works that result from emergency incidents to make our roads safe will be undertaken immediately.

Since the last plan was adopted, the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), in conjunction with its member Councils, has developed a Road Management Plan template, which it has recommended all Councils consider adopting. The Rural City of Wangaratta has used this template in preparing the revised RMP draft document.

The current Road Management plan has been reviewed for currency, with only minor changes made to the Roadside Vegetation Overhead clearance intervention times from the previous plan. The intervention timeframe for Link and Collector Roads has been improved from 12 months to 6 months.

Council's Road Register, the list of roads under council's authority is provided as a reference. Requests to add roads to this register can be made through council.

You can provide comment on the RMP in many ways including:

Review the draft Road Management Plan located in the sidebar under 'documents'.

  • Online
  • In person
    • Saturday 9 August coming to see us at the Wangaratta Farmer's Market
    • Saturday 16 August in Whitfield
  • Or by making an appointment with one of our council officers to discuss your feedback.


For more information on this project contact Ben Thomas at B.Thomas@wangaratta.vic.gov.au.

For more information on submissions to this project, and how they could be shared, please view our Privacy Statement

Page last updated: 31 Jul 2025, 11:31 AM