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.

Township or suburb	Road name	Section of road
Avonsleigh	Macclesfield Rd	Avon Rd To Paton Rd
Beaconsfield	Carlisle Dr	End Splitter Panorama Av To West Fl No 5
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
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
Beaconsfield	Tantallon Bvd	West Fl No 33 To West Fl No 44
Beaconsfield	Tantallon Bvd	West Fl No 44 To Rochester Vista
Beaconsfield	Windsor Dr	Panorama Av To East Fl No 3
Beaconsfield	Windsor Dr	East Fl No 3 To West Fl No 23
Beaconsfield	Windsor Dr	West Fl No 23 To Royal Cr
Beaconsfield Upper	Lewis Rd	Seal Return Beaconsfield Emerald Rd To End Of Seal
Beaconsfield Upper	Split Rock Rd	North side of Norbury Rd to Sth of Driveway No.67
Beaconsfield Upper	Split Rock Rd	Sth of Driveway No.67 to Intersection Leadbetter Rd
Bunyip North	Tonimbuk Rd	269m Nth of Driveway No.235 To 50m North Of Ellis Rd
Cockatoo	Paternoster Rd	Matters Rd To Centre Driveway No 355
Cockatoo	Paternoster Rd	Centre Driveway No 355 To Brick Mailbox No 264
Emerald	Duffys Rd	South of Cardinia Creek Rd to Duffys Park Access Rd
Emerald	Edenmont Rd	Belgrave Gembrook Rd To 1st Tight Lefthand Bend (At N/E Cnr No.7, Sth Side of the Creek)
Emerald	Edenmont Rd	1st Tight Lefthand Bend (N/E Cnr No.7, Nth Side of the Creek) to Cross St
Emerald	Hepner Rd	Beaconsfield Emerald Rd to 112m East
Emerald	Kilvington Dr	Wong Hee Rd To Dixon Rd
Garfield North	Garfield North Rd	End Of KC Princes Hwy Serv Rd To Seal Nth Of Bassed Rd
Gembrook	Agnes St	End Of Court To Quinn Rd
Gembrook	Bromby St	Town Rd To Belgrave Gembrook Rd
Gembrook	Knight Rd	Gembrook Park Rd To Main St
Gembrook	Town Rd	Knights Rd To End Of Seal
Heath Hill	Thwaites Rd	Westernport Rd To Seal Widening 115m Nth Of Driveway No.650
Heath Hill	Thwaites Rd	Seal Widening 115m Nth Of Driveway No.650 To Purvis Rd
Koo Wee Rup	Bailey Bvd	Intersection at Walker St to Bailey Bvd
Koo Wee Rup	Henry St	Moody St To Salmon St
Lang Lang	Gainsborough Av	McDonalds Track To Sth Fl No 4
Lang Lang	Oldbury St	McDonalds Track To West Fl No 185 McDonalds Trk
Lang Lang	Oldbury St	West Fl No 185 McDonalds Trk To Carnarvon St
Lang Lang	South Gippsland Hwy Service Rd	No 5010 to Stanlakes Rd
Lang Lang	Whitstable St	Westernport Rd To Nellie St
Lang Lang	Whitstable St	Nellie St To End Of Road
Menzies Creek	Auravale Rd	Splitter Wellington Rd To Old Menzies Creek Rd
Menzies Creek	Auravale Rd	Start Of Reseal Splitter At Bobs Park To End Of Seal 35m past Driveway #31-33
Mount Burnett	Paternoster Rd	Pakenham Rd To Matters Rd
Nar Nar Goon North	Bessie Creek Rd	CH0.662 to 57m West of Service Station Entrance
Nar Nar Goon North	Bessie Creek Rd	Centre Of Seymour Rd To Sth Driveway at No.265
Nar Nar Goon North	Bessie Creek Rd	Sth Driveway at No.265 To Driveway at No.330
Nar Nar Goon North	Bessie Creek Rd	Driveway at No.330 To Start Of Reseal North Of Moore Rd
Officer	Gumleaf Lane	Station St To 24m West of West Driveway No.21-29
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
Pakenham	Bellbird Cl	Army Rd To End of Court Bowl
Pakenham	Breyleigh Dr	Ahern Rd To West FL No.26
Pakenham	Ebony Dr	West Fl No 10 To Sth Fl No 77
Pakenham	Ebony Dr	Sth Fl No 77 To West Kerb Return Jarrah Ct
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
Pakenham	Ivory Dr	Ebony Dr To North Fl No 14
Pakenham	James St	West Fl No. 48 To Stephenson St
Pakenham	James St	Stephenson St to Lane Way Adjacent No. 12
Pakenham	James St	Lane Way Adjacent No 12 To Princes Hwy Service Rd
Pakenham	Maria Cr	Simon Dr (Sth) To No.10/12
Pakenham	Maria Cr	No.10/12 To Nth Fl No 16
Pakenham	Maria Cr	Nth Fl No 16 To No 26/28
Pakenham	Maria Cr	No.26/28 To Simon Dr Nth
Pakenham	McGregor Rd	Start of Seal at Sth Fl No.247 to 35m Sth of Access Rd
Pakenham	McGregor Rd	Service Rd From No.136 To No.126
Pakenham	McGregor Rd	Service Rd From No.124 To No.112
Pakenham	McGregor Rd	Service Road From No.106 To No.96
Pakenham	McGregor Rd	Service Rd From No.94 To No.82
Pakenham	McGregor Rd	Service Rd From No.80 To No.70
Pakenham	Parman Av	Howey St To No 19
Pakenham	Parman Av	No 39 To Balmoral Way
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
Pakenham	Shearwater Dr	East Fl No 26 Macalister Pl To Barwon Dr RAB
Pakenham	Union Av	Eagle Dr To Shetland Ct
Pakenham	Union Av	Shetland Ct To Eddie Barron Tce
Pakenham Upper	Bourkes Creek Rd	No.115 To End Of Seal West Of Shelton Rd
Pakenham Upper	Bourkes Creek Rd	Pakenham Rd To No.115
Pakenham Upper	Mann Rd	Start Of Seal To Pakenham Rd
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.

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