Road and footpath closure permits

To undertake works on Council-owned roads, footpaths or naturestrips, builders and contractors are required to have a road and/or footpath closure permit before works commence.

Works include:

• road openings
• vehicle crossings 
• service connections
• landscaping works.

Your responsibilities

Builders and contractors are responsible for the safety of motorists and pedestrians during any works, as well as during any reinstatement works under the Road Management Act. 

It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide appropriate lead-time for the assessment of their application as indicated in the “Apply for a permit” section.”

Apply for a permit

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There are a number of documents that must be submitted with your road or footpath closure permit application.

1. Prepare your supporting documentation

When applying for a road or footpath closure permit you need to provide:

• current Public Liability Insurance – Certificate of Cover
• a Traffic Management Plan (incorporating a job site risk assessment). For works that require traffic management when workers are not on site (for example, when concrete is curing overnight), an After-care Traffic Management Plan is also required.
• a VicRoads approved Memorandum of Authorisation (MOA), if conducting works on an Arterial Road
• a VicRoads approved Memorandum of Authorisation (MOA), if Major Traffic Control Items will be utilised, such temporary traffic signals
• written notification to affected businesses/residents/public transport providers if applicable 
• notification to Emergency Services of possible detours or expected significant delays.

2. Apply either online or in writing

Application for a road or footpath closure permit

3. Application assessment

Based on the current high number of enquiries received by the Traffic Engineering Team, including large quantities of Road Works related plan assessments for State Government major projects that are currently underway in Maroondah, the timeframes for assessing Road and Footpath Closure Permit applications has increased.  We will endeavour to undertake the assessment of a Road and Footpath Closure Permit application within 15 business days.

Should additional information be required, further time may be added to the assessment timeframe.

Please note: Council's Engineers generally do not fast-track assessments. However, if an applicant allows the 15 business day assessment time, Council's Engineers will prioritise assessments based on the proposed work dates. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide appropriate lead-time for the assessment of their application and to schedule works dates with due consideration of the application process and expected timeframes. If you have not received a response to your application following 15 business days, please contact us to request a status update