Crossovers
The crossover is the part of your driveway between your property boundary and the Shire road. It is the landowner's responsibility to construct and maintain the crossover. Council will reimburse the landowner up to half the cost for construction of a standard crossover.
Urban
Crossovers in urban areas are to be constructed in accordance with Council's specifications for urban crossovers. These specifications also apply for commercial premises.
Urban crossovers can be constructed in bitumen, concrete or brickpaved.
Rural
Crossovers in rural areas are to be constructed in accordance with Council's specifications for rural crossovers.
Rural crossovers can be constructed either in bitumen (where they abut a bitumen road surface) or gravel. Where necessary culverts and headwalls are to be installed.
You will need to contact an officer from the Customer Service Centre for location approval prior to commencement.
Subsidy
Once the crossover has been constructed an application for a crossover subsidy can be submitted to Council and must include all receipts for its construction and be lodged within 12 months following its construction. Once received, an officer will attend and inspect the crossover and if deemed constructed in accordance with Council's specifications, a cheque will be forwarded to you. If it does not conform, a letter will be forwarded explaining what remedial works are required.
Once these works have been completed, you then advise Council and the officer will again inspect the crossover.
Crossover subsidies vary in accordance with the type of rural crossover constructed.