Graded roads

Council’s unsealed road network consists of 653 individual roads with a combined length of 562.3 km. Council’s proactive maintenance grading program consists of four grading teams which operate in four zones across the Shire. Each grading team consists of a grader, tractor/roller combination, and water truck, which are supported by trucks which supply gravel as required.

In accordance with Council’s Road Management Plan 2021-25, unsealed roads are assigned two hierarchies: 

• Unsealed Level 1 (U1) and
• Unsealed Level 2 (U2), dependent upon typical traffic volumes.

U1 roads are inspected every six months in urban locations, and every three months in rural locations. U2 roads are inspected every six months in urban and rural locations, to ensure any defects are identified and logged for maintenance action.

U1 roads are also given a proactive maintenance grade every six months, and U2 roads are given a proactive maintenance grade every 12 months, however, we strive to grade these roads sooner. 

To determine the hierarchy of a road, review Council’s Road Management Plan 2021-2025 and the Register of Public Roads starting on page 28.

Any defects identified during inspections that meet an intervention level (i.e. potholes, corrugations etc.) are assigned a target timeframe to rectify. In some cases where warranted, roads are given a reactive maintenance grade in addition to a scheduled proactive maintenance grade, dependent upon condition.

Due to the variable nature of unsealed roads, particularly during wet weather and storm activity, unsealed road conditions can change rapidly. Please drive to the conditions and exercise caution.

Sealing unsealed roads

A road must meet the following criteria to be sealed:

• Where there are more than 250 vehicles per day
• Where there is significant heavy vehicle traffic or school buses

The road section is prioritised in Council’s long-term Capital Improvement Program or funded through a special rate scheme.

For more information you can access the Sealing Unsealed Roads Policy(PDF, 65KB) 

Grading schedule interactive map

To check an unsealed road and what months of the year we aim to complete a maintenance grade, start typing your address in the interactive map below, then select from the options displayed.

Let us know

To report a road that requires maintenance outside of its schedule maintenance period, let us know using any of the methods below.