Repair
Repair means the taking of any action to remove or reduce a risk arising from a defect in an asset.
Victorian Road Management Act 2004
The Victorian Road Management Act 2004 states that repair means the taking of any action to remove or reduce a risk arising from a defect in a roadway, pathway or road-related infrastructure, including –
- reinstating a road to its former standard following works to install any infrastructure;
- reinstating a road to its former standard following deterioration or damage;
- providing a warning to road users of a defect in a roadway, pathway or road-related infrastructure –
but does not include the upgrading of a roadway, pathway or road related infrastructure.
It gives the followin examples of repairs:
- Filling a pothole in a roadway
- resurfacing the roadway
- erecting a warning sign