Table 3.1 – Road length statistics Hierarchy Classification Total length (kms) Percentage of total length (%) Category 4: Main distributor – urban 120.2 5.4 Category 4: Link road – rural 131.6 6.0 Category 3: Secondary distributor – urban 216.9 9.8 Category 3: Collector road – rural 123.7 5.6 Category 2: Local access – urban 1,169.8 53.0 Category 2: Local road – rural 372.3 16.9 Category 1: Lane – urban 49.8 2.3 Category 1: Firetrack – rural 21.4 1.0 Total 2,205.7 100.00 Sealed and unsealed Total length (kms) Percentage of total length (%) Urban sealed 1,443.9 65.5 Urban unsealed 112.9 5.1 Rural sealed 372.8 16.9
Local Gravel (Category 2) Carry only local traffic. Key features: Primary function is to provide access to private properties. Generally less than 30 vehicles per day In the case of access to a single property with a residence, the road will only be maintained to the closest boundary of that property. The balance will be maintained as a Limited Access Track (see below). Others – Not our responsibility Fire track and Crown roads In Crown or private ownership. The City is not responsible for these assets. Private roads and lanes Privately owned. The City is not responsible for these assets. 3: Footpath hierarchy categories Area Description of categories Category 5 Central Business District & Waterfront Tourist Precincts The category of ‘highest use’ that includes all footpaths in the Central Activities Area and Geelong Waterfront. Category 4 Busy Urbanised Areas This category includes multi-shop shopping strips such as: Pakington Street (Geelong West and Newtown); High Street (Belmont); Highton Village; The Terrace (Ocean Grove); and Lara Village Shopping Centre. Category 3 Specific Pedestrian Generators This category includes areas adjacent to small strip shopping centres, schools, senior citizens centres, railway stations, community centres and so on. Category 2 Other Areas Residential, commercial and industrial areas.
4: Inspection Type Purpose Inspection Performed by and Reporting Requirements Request for Service (RFS) Reactive inspections are designed to identify any defect that exceeds the intervention levels specified in Attachment 6. Safety issues may be detected as the result of: Notification by members of the community or City employees, while undertaking their normal work duties. A subsequent safety inspection will be conducted by an appropriate City-employed officer. A City representative with some knowledge of road maintenance techniques who may then call in a higher level of expertise if necessary. Recording to identify specific safety defect, time first reported, time inspected and by whom, subsequent action and time of completion. Programmed Inspection (Proactive) Inspection undertaken in accordance with a formal programmed inspection schedule to determine if the road asset complies with the levels of service as specified A record of each street/road is to be completed detailing the name of the inspector, the inspection date, and a description of any defects found that exceed the specified intervention levels In addition, the date of inspection and the inspector’s details shall be recorded during the inspection process and in turn, electronically recorded against the particular asset inspected. Dedicated civil asset inspectors; A record of the inspection is to be signed by the inspector (NB: this may include insurance or litigation requirements).
Traffic Control Defects Regulatory, Warning and Hazard Signs missing, illegible or damaged making them substantially ineffective 10 days 10 days 20 days N/A Guard rail/fence damaged or missing making them substantially ineffective 20 days 20 days 90 days N/A Pavement markings which are missing or faded making them substantially ineffective 20 days 20 days 90 days N/A Description Hierarchy 5 4 3 2 Footpath Defects Concrete or brick paths with a lip / step greater than 30mm in height or crack / opening greater than 50mm in width over a 1.5m length 20 days 90 days 120 days 240 days Sealed paths with potholes greater than 50mm deep or 300mm in 20 days 90 days 120 days 240 days