Pioneer Road, Yarrambat
Special Charge Scheme
Task Group Meeting
18 March 2015
MINUTES
1
Present
Name
Position & Contact Details Present
Cr Meralyn Klein
Councillor, Blue Lake Ward
No
Patrick Wood
Design Coordinator,
Infrastructure Development
(Enquiries: 9433 3193)
Yes
Aashish Pandey
Project Engineer (Enquiries:
9433 3249)
Yes
Table 1 - Council Representatives
Name
Property
Address
Contact No./Email
Address
Present
Paul West
90 Pioneer Road
9436 1078
Yes
Haydn Faulds
140-164 Pioneer
Road
0418 347 417
Yes
Robert Piper
166-206 Pioneer
Road
9436 1122
Yes
Jim Jones
208-218 Pioneer
Road
9436 2129
Yes
Christina Bennett
221-223 Pioneer
Road
9436 1595
Yes
Belinda Clarkson
4 Felicia Rise
pbclarkson@bigpond.com Yes
Dale Rogers
235-245 Pioneer
Road
Table 2 - Task Group Members
No
2
Apologies
Cr Meralyn Klein
3
Introduction
3.1
Welcome
3.2
Task Group Discussions:
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Road crossing culvert at the intersection of Ironbark Road and Pioneer Road
is dysfunctional. The culvert will be replaced as part of Scheme; the
alignment of the culvert will depend on the location of existing underground
services in the area. In the meantime a service request will be lodged to
clean the culvert.
The Task Group raised concerns about vegetation and tree branches
causing sight distance issues in Pioneer Road, particularly below the
electrical pole at bend near 166-206 Pioneer Road and bend near 90
Pioneer Road. The Task Group also requested to remove tree stump at the
bend near 145-195 Pioneer Road. A service request will be lodged to trim
the branches and remove the stump. Furthermore, vegetation and tree
branches will be trimmed to improve the sight distance as per Council’s
Supervising Officer’s assessment during construction.
The Task Group raised concerns about road width narrower than 4.5m at
some sections. Road width varies at different sections, however a minimum
4.5m width will be maintained, and this will result in some narrow table drains
at different locations.
Task Group members indicated a preference to increase road widths to 5
metres at different locations. Council officers will attempt to maximise the
road width where possible. However, this will need to be balanced with the
requirement to keep the scheme costs within the proposed limits.
The Task Group raised concerns about water ponding at the crossover of
Greenvale School.
Some alignments and levels of crossovers will require adjusting to improve
drainage and accessibility and restrict water ponding. Crossover culverts will
have bluestone rock end walls (subject to availability of material).
A new culvert was requested for the crossover that provides access to both
221-233 and 217-219 Pioneer Road.
The Task Group raised concerns about lack of centre line marking along the
entire length of the road. Council’s traffic engineers will assess the
possibility of centre line marking along the entire length and will also assess
the locations for installing Road Reflective Pavement Markers (RRPM).
A question was asked whether any sign can be installed in Pioneer Road to
inform drivers about the school area.
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It was requested that the table drain depth in front of gate at 238-248 Pioneer
Road be kept shallow. While the table drain depth varies depending upon the
site condition. Council will attempt to achieve shallow table drains where
possible to increase driveable width of road.
The Task Group raised concerns about inflow of water to the properties
through crossovers which do not have culverts. Crossovers without culverts
will be shaped to prevent inflow of water to the properties.
The Task Group requested the embankment is cut opposite the crossovers
of 234 Pioneer Road to achieve 4.5m wide road. Council officers will
investigate this further.
Council’s policy is to asphalt the driveway 2.0m from edge of the road, to
protect the road seal. Property owners can arrange additional sealing at their
own cost.
The property owner of 103-143 Pioneer Road will be notified while relocating
the letter box.
The Task Group requested the water that flows towards Downey Road, from
Pioneer Road, be diverted to flow along Pioneer Road. Council officers
advised that this is the natural direction of flow and should be maintained.
However, any drainage issues downstream could be investigated separately.
The Task Group raised questions regarding funding of the road sealing
through other funding sources. Council officers advised that a Special
Charge Scheme is the only option available to seal Pioneer Road.
Next meeting
To be confirmed.