Roads

Our Asset Management Plan gives us direction on managing roads in the City of Charles Sturt.

We consult residents and businesses when we work on major projects like main street projects and streetscape improvement projects. This gives the community an opportunity raise any concerns or suggestions they may have with the project.

Our contractors will also do a mailbox drop just before the commencement of work to inform residents and businesses in the surrounding area that work will be starting.

For a full list of current consultations, see our Community Engagement Projects.

We have a road sweeping program to ensure our roads and gutters are kept clean and to help keep waste and debris out of our storm water system.

The program aims to sweep every residential street approximately every 10 weeks and main roads more frequently.

We also run a seasonal program during Autumn which prioritises streets with trees that are likely to drop more leaf litter. Seasonal and weather impacts can result in an increase of trees dropping leaves or a build-up of debris in the kerb, which can slow our sweepers down.

Our sweepers will also attend on an as needed basis for contamination (eg oil, hazardous materials, rubbish etc) on a road or after a road accident if requested.

We will often work outside business hours, such as very early in the morning, to avoid traffic and parked cars at certain times.

Heavy leaf fall

Our Autumn street sweeping program focuses on streets lined with deciduous trees. We aim to visit these streets once every month between May and August to help manage debris.

While we aim to plan our schedule as best we can, delays in sweeping may be experienced due to weather conditions and higher leaf fall.

Street sweeping requests

Outside of our street sweeping schedule, we also accept requests from our community and try to incorporate these requests into our current program.

You can lodge a request via our online portal or by calling our Customer Contact team on 8408 1111.