Rebuilding and maintaining sealed roads
Key points
Council’s investment in sealed road building and maintenance in 2019–20: $3.96 million
- Cardinia Shire has about 670 kilometres of sealed roads. This is a little less than half our road network.
- We maintain sealed roads via our Rebuilding, Resurfacing and Drainage Works programs.
- We are also sealing around 40 unsealed roads in Cardinia Shire as part of our Strategic Sealed Roads Project.
- We schedule works into a road maintenance schedule. You can check the schedule here.
- Drafting the road maintenance schedule is a complex process and takes into account a number of factors. Find out how we plan our roadworks.
Sealed Road Rebuilding Program
In 2018–19, 10.2 kilometres of roads were rehabilitated.
Why we do road rebuilding (rehabilitation) works
- Rehabilitation is a full rebuilding of the road pavement. We do these works when the road pavement has lost its strength and can no longer be repaired.
- This may be due to the road’s age or heavy usage. It may have potholes, rutting, cracking and other issues.
- We may rehabilitate sections of a road or the entire road, depending on what’s needed.
What rehabilitation works involve
The old road material is dug out and either reused on the same project or another suitable project. A combination of new and recycled material is then used to build a new road pavement, starting with the layers under the surface and finishing off with the black top surface.
Future rebuilding works we’re doing
These works are part of the 2019–20 annual works program. Tenders will be considered prior to Christmas with work to start in the new year.
- Caldermeade Road, Caldermeade – Railway Road To South Gippsland Highway, and west from no.170 to the driveway at no.110.
- Tynong-Bayles Road, Bayles – end of seal widening to Ropers Lane.
- Seven Mile Road, Koo Wee Rup North – Bunyip River Road intersection to driveway at no.778, and driveway at no.778 to 165 metres south of Whitta Lane.
- O’Neil Rd roundabouts, Beaconsfield – At Janet Bowman Boulevard (north end), and at the intersection of Timberside Drive and Connassidy Close
- Redwood Road, Gembrook – the 100 metre segment from Gembrook Road to the service road.
Sealed Road Resurfacing Program
In 2018–19, 11.7 kilometres of roads were resurfaced.
Why we resurface roads
- Resurfacing works are proactive works to help prevent water damage to the road. When water seeps into the road pavement, it can cause potholes and other issues that are expensive to repair.
- Resurfacing works help prolong the life of the road. A road generally needs resurfacing about once every 20 years.
- Road resurfacing works are generally done in the warmer months of the year, depending on the type of treatment.
What resurfacing works involve
We put a fresh layer over the top layer of the road, using either:
- asphalt: a bitumen-based concrete-like mixture of stone and bitumen laid at 30mm thickness or greater.
- spray seal: a layer of bitumen sprayed on the road and covered with stones.
Treatments are selected depending on the road’s condition, how it is used and how much traffic drives on it.
Future resurfacing works we're doing
These works are part of the 2019–20 annual works program.
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Township or suburb |
Road name |
Section of road |
|---|---|---|
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Avonsleigh |
Macclesfield Rd |
Avon Rd To Paton Rd |
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Beaconsfield |
Carlisle Dr |
End Splitter Panorama Av To West Fl No 5 |
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Beaconsfield |
Janet Bowman Bvd |
Start Splitter Island ONeil Rd Sth To No.27 |
|
Beaconsfield |
Stirling Cct |
NthEast section From 30m West of Panorama Av to 25m Sth Edingburgh Dr |
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Beaconsfield |
Stirling Cct |
SthWest section from 25m Sth of Edingburgh Dr to 30m West of Panorama |
|
Beaconsfield |
Tantallon Bvd |
Edinburgh Dr To Nth Fl No 3 |
|
Beaconsfield |
Tantallon Bvd |
East Fl No 22 To West Fl No 33 |
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Beaconsfield |
Tantallon Bvd |
West Fl No 33 To West Fl No 44 |
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Beaconsfield |
Tantallon Bvd |
West Fl No 44 To Rochester Vista |
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Beaconsfield |
Windsor Dr |
Panorama Av To East Fl No 3 |
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Beaconsfield |
Windsor Dr |
East Fl No 3 To West Fl No 23 |
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Beaconsfield |
Windsor Dr |
West Fl No 23 To Royal Cr |
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Beaconsfield Upper |
Lewis Rd |
Seal Return Beaconsfield Emerald Rd To End Of Seal |
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Beaconsfield Upper |
Split Rock Rd |
North side of Norbury Rd to Sth of Driveway No.67 |
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Beaconsfield Upper |
Split Rock Rd |
Sth of Driveway No.67 to Intersection Leadbetter Rd |
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Bunyip North |
Tonimbuk Rd |
269m Nth of Driveway No.235 To 50m North Of Ellis Rd |
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Cockatoo |
Paternoster Rd |
Matters Rd To Centre Driveway No 355 |
|
Cockatoo |
Paternoster Rd |
Centre Driveway No 355 To Brick Mailbox No 264 |
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Emerald |
Duffys Rd |
South of Cardinia Creek Rd to Duffys Park Access Rd |
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Emerald |
Edenmont Rd |
Belgrave Gembrook Rd To 1st Tight Lefthand Bend (At N/E Cnr No.7, Sth Side of the Creek) |
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Emerald |
Edenmont Rd |
1st Tight Lefthand Bend (N/E Cnr No.7, Nth Side of the Creek) to Cross St |
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Emerald |
Hepner Rd |
Beaconsfield Emerald Rd to 112m East |
|
Emerald |
Kilvington Dr |
Wong Hee Rd To Dixon Rd |
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Garfield North |
Garfield North Rd |
End Of KC Princes Hwy Serv Rd To Seal Nth Of Bassed Rd |
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Gembrook |
Agnes St |
End Of Court To Quinn Rd |
|
Gembrook |
Bromby St |
Town Rd To Belgrave Gembrook Rd |
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Gembrook |
Knight Rd |
Gembrook Park Rd To Main St |
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Gembrook |
Town Rd |
Knights Rd To End Of Seal |
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Heath Hill |
Thwaites Rd |
Westernport Rd To Seal Widening 115m Nth Of Driveway No.650 |
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Heath Hill |
Thwaites Rd |
Seal Widening 115m Nth Of Driveway No.650 To Purvis Rd |
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Koo Wee Rup |
Bailey Bvd |
Intersection at Walker St to Bailey Bvd |
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Koo Wee Rup |
Henry St |
Moody St To Salmon St |
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Lang Lang |
Gainsborough Av |
McDonalds Track To Sth Fl No 4 |
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Lang Lang |
Oldbury St |
McDonalds Track To West Fl No 185 McDonalds Trk |
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Lang Lang |
Oldbury St |
West Fl No 185 McDonalds Trk To Carnarvon St |
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Lang Lang |
South Gippsland Hwy Service Rd |
No 5010 to Stanlakes Rd |
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Lang Lang |
Whitstable St |
Westernport Rd To Nellie St |
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Lang Lang |
Whitstable St |
Nellie St To End Of Road |
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Menzies Creek |
Auravale Rd |
Splitter Wellington Rd To Old Menzies Creek Rd |
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Menzies Creek |
Auravale Rd |
Start Of Reseal Splitter At Bobs Park To End Of Seal 35m past Driveway #31-33 |
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Mount Burnett |
Paternoster Rd |
Pakenham Rd To Matters Rd |
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Nar Nar Goon North |
Bessie Creek Rd |
CH0.662 to 57m West of Service Station Entrance |
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Nar Nar Goon North |
Bessie Creek Rd |
Centre Of Seymour Rd To Sth Driveway at No.265 |
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Nar Nar Goon North |
Bessie Creek Rd |
Sth Driveway at No.265 To Driveway at No.330 |
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Nar Nar Goon North |
Bessie Creek Rd |
Driveway at No.330 To Start Of Reseal North Of Moore Rd |
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Officer |
Gumleaf Lane |
Station St To 24m West of West Driveway No.21-29 |
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Officer |
Tivendale Rd |
Nth Side of Driveway to No.1 To North Fence Line No.41 |
|
Officer |
Tivendale Rd |
49m North of Nth/Fl No.45 to End of Seal 22m North of Nth/Driveway to Berwick Grammar |
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Pakenham |
Bellbird Cl |
Army Rd To End of Court Bowl |
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Pakenham |
Breyleigh Dr |
Ahern Rd To West FL No.26 |
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Pakenham |
Ebony Dr |
West Fl No 10 To Sth Fl No 77 |
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Pakenham |
Ebony Dr |
Sth Fl No 77 To West Kerb Return Jarrah Ct |
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Pakenham |
Ebony Dr |
West Kerb Return Jarrah Ct To West Fl No 50 |
|
Pakenham |
Ebony Dr |
West Fl No 50 To West Fl No 10 |
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Pakenham |
Ivory Dr |
Ebony Dr To North Fl No 14 |
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Pakenham |
James St |
West Fl No. 48 To Stephenson St |
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Pakenham |
James St |
Stephenson St to Lane Way Adjacent No. 12 |
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Pakenham |
James St |
Lane Way Adjacent No 12 To Princes Hwy Service Rd |
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Pakenham |
Maria Cr |
Simon Dr (Sth) To No.10/12 |
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Pakenham |
Maria Cr |
No.10/12 To Nth Fl No 16 |
|
Pakenham |
Maria Cr |
Nth Fl No 16 To No 26/28 |
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Pakenham |
Maria Cr |
No.26/28 To Simon Dr Nth |
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Pakenham |
McGregor Rd |
Start of Seal at Sth Fl No.247 to 35m Sth of Access Rd |
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Pakenham |
McGregor Rd |
Service Rd From No.136 To No.126 |
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Pakenham |
McGregor Rd |
Service Rd From No.124 To No.112 |
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Pakenham |
McGregor Rd |
Service Road From No.106 To No.96 |
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Pakenham |
McGregor Rd |
Service Rd From No.94 To No.82 |
|
Pakenham |
McGregor Rd |
Service Rd From No.80 To No.70 |
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Pakenham |
Parman Av |
Howey St To No 19 |
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Pakenham |
Parman Av |
No 39 To Balmoral Way |
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Pakenham |
Shearwater Dr |
Lakeside Bvd To East Fl No 18 Macalister Pl |
|
Pakenham |
Shearwater Dr |
East Fl No 18 Macalister Pl To East Fl No 26 Macalister Pl |
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Pakenham |
Shearwater Dr |
East Fl No 26 Macalister Pl To Barwon Dr RAB |
|
Pakenham |
Union Av |
Eagle Dr To Shetland Ct |
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Pakenham |
Union Av |
Shetland Ct To Eddie Barron Tce |
|
Pakenham Upper |
Bourkes Creek Rd |
No.115 To End Of Seal West Of Shelton Rd |
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Pakenham Upper |
Bourkes Creek Rd |
Pakenham Rd To No.115 |
|
Pakenham Upper |
Mann Rd |
Start Of Seal To Pakenham Rd |
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Tonimbuk |
Gembrook Tonimbuk Rd |
Jolley Rd to Jolley Rd Nth branch |
|
Tonimbuk |
Gembrook Tonimbuk Rd |
Jolley Rd Nth branch to Ernie Nash Rd |
|
Tonimbuk |
Gembrook Tonimbuk Rd |
Ernie Nash Rd to Tinkam Rd |
|
Tonimbuk |
Tonimbuk Rd |
Driveway No.390 to Topp Rd |
|
Tonimbuk |
Tonimbuk Rd |
50m Nth of Ellis Rd To Driveway No.390 |
|
Tonimbuk |
Tonimbuk Rd |
Topp Rd to Culvert 655m sth of Bridal Rd |
|
Tonimbuk |
Tonimbuk Rd |
Culvert 655m sth of Bridal Rd to Bridal Rd |
|
Tonimbuk |
Tonimbuk Rd |
Bridal Rd to Leask Rd |
|
Tonimbuk |
Tonimbuk Rd |
Leask Rd to Jolley Rd |
|
Tynong |
Nine Mile Rd |
Start Asphalt at 11 Mile Rd To 60m Nth Of Driveway No 177 |
|
Yannathan |
Thwaites Rd |
New Seal At Road Widening To Driveway No.365 (Reverse Curve Bends |
|
Yannathan |
Thwaites Rd |
Driveway No.365 To Patullos Rd |
|
Yannathan |
Thwaites Rd |
Patullos Rd To Heads Rd |
What to expect if your road is resurfaced
Loose stones
- If you have loose stones on your road, then it has had a spray seal – this is when stones are laid over a layer of bitumen, to provide a hard-wearing, skid-resistant surface.
- Loose stones will only be there for a short period of time. More stones are used than may actually stick to the surface. These extra stones will stay on the road about 7 days before being swept off. Once we remove them, they are recycled.
A sticky road
The road may get sticky on warm days after being resurfaced, so please be careful not to walk it into your house and/or vehicle if it comes into contact with your shoes.
