A vehicle crossing provides vehicular access to private property from the public traffic lane to the property boundary. In the urban area a vehicle crossing may consist of a concrete driveway and layback in the kerb and channel. In the rural area a crossing may consist of a sealed or unsealed pavement over a reinforced concrete pipe with concrete end-walls.
Under the Road Management Act 2004, it is the property owner's responsibility to maintain and provide access to their own property. Vehicle crossings are the responsibility of the abutting landowner and are constructed at the landowner’s expense. Landowners are responsible for ensuring that crossings are maintained in a safe condition. This includes maintaining gravel driveways, installation and maintenance of culvert crossings where needed and concrete type crossovers where kerb and channel exists.
Any person wishing to construct a vehicle crossing must first obtain a Works Within Road Reserve (WWRR) permit and comply with Council specifications and WWRR permit conditions when undertaking works. Council does not inspect, maintain or repair private vehicle crossings (driveways) and pathways on road reserves that provide access to land adjoining a road. This responsibility rests with the adjoining landowner.
If gravel from driveways, grass overgrowth or any such obstruction blocks culverts, it is the property owner's responsibility to unblock, maintain and keep culverts in working order.