Roads and Drains

Latrobe City Council is responsible for the maintenance and continuing development of approximately 1,486km of roads and associated infrastructure including bridges, footpaths, kerbs and stormwater drainage. This work is the responsibility of the City Infrastructure Division, more specifically the unit for Infrastructure Maintenance, Infrastructure Development, and Outdoor Maintenance.

VicRoads

VicRoads are responsible for Freeways, Highways, Forest Roads and Tourist Roads, as well as the bridges associated with them (View the list of roads and bridges), any problems/defects on these roads or bridges should be passed on to VicRoads by phoning: 131 170.

Services

The routine and periodic services provided in maintaining the roads and associated infrastructure include:

Pavement Maintenance
Roadside Maintenance
Bridge and Major Culvert Maintenance
Resealing
Linemarking
Major Road Works (Rehabilitation)
Footpath and Kerb Repairs
Stormwater Drainage Maintenance

View a more detailed Summary of Services.

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Bridges

There are 71 bridges throughout the City that Council are responsible for maintaining. These consist of 16 timber and 41 concrete road bridges and 14 pedestrian bridges.

Council is currently developing a rehabilitation program for replacing components or timber bridges with steel or concrete.

The following timber bridges are currently being upgraded/strengthened under the Roads to Recovery Program and the Latrobe City Council Capital Works Program:

Victory Park footbridge over Traralgon Creek near Peterkin Street, Traralgon
Taylors Road Bridge over Traralgon Creek at Koornalla
Vaggs Road Bridge over Morwell River at Yinnar.

Visit the VicRoads website, to view more information regarding Roads To Recovery. If you encounter a problem or defect with one of Council's bridges please report it by phoning us.