Traffic Management Permits

Traffic Management Permits

A traffic control permit is required for maintenance that is undertaken within the road reserve or for events that will significantly impact Council's roads or road reserve.

An application with LVRC needs to be lodged to obtain a ‘letter of acknowledgement’ for traffic management if you are:

• altering traffic conditions on a road
• temporarily closing car parks
• temporary closure of footpath
• conducting an event that impacts Council's roads directly including cycle events in live traffic or temporarily closing a road
• undertaking a Controlled Burn where smoke drift may impact on roads
• undertaking a development which includes works on a Council controlled road or road reserve.

These permits require a traffic management plan and/or a Traffic Guidance Scheme (TGS), which must be prepared by an accredited traffic control provider in line with the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 and the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and include:

• Traffic guidance schemes of the sites showing appropriate signage, barricading and traffic control to be installed.
• Description of the proposed works and lane/road closures.
• Identification and assessment of traffic impacts of proposed works/event
• Proposed timeline for these works.
• Assessment of public transport services affected.
• Details of provisions made for emergency vehicles, heavy vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.
• Proposed public notification process, if required.

Application Processing
Council will not begin assessing applications or issue an invoice until all required information has been provided. Assessment timeframes commence once all supporting documents have been received and payment of the issued invoice has been received. The standard processing timeframe for permits is 10–14 business days.

What Constitutes a Complete Application
To avoid delays, please ensure your submission includes all of the following:

• Completed Traffic Management Application Form Application for Traffic Management Form
• A copy of the Traffic Guidance Scheme(s) and/or Traffic Management Plan
• A copy of current Public Liability Insurance(minimum coverage of $20 million)

Incomplete applications cannot be processed.

Permit Extensions
A permit extension provides additional time only. If you need to submit additional Traffic Guidance Schemes, a new application may be required and a new permit issued.

Email Size Limit
Please note that Council’s email system can receive attachments up to a maximum of 12MB.