Byron Shire · Section 138

Driveway crossovers in Byron Shire, approval to finish.

A new or altered driveway crossover in Byron Shire needs council approval before it starts. Here is what that means, and who does the digging once it is approved.

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Driveway crossovers

Why the crossover is a council matter.

The bit of driveway between your boundary and the road is not yours to do what you like with. It sits in the road reserve, and Byron Shire Council treats it that way.

Byron Shire Council approves work in the road reserve under Section 138 of the Roads Act. That includes a new crossover, a widened one, or one moved along the frontage. Get the approval, then dig.

What we do

From approval to the finished crossover.

One operator, the right attachments, and a block left the way you pictured it.

A new concrete driveway crossover meeting a country road
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What council needs

  • A Section 138 approval under the Roads Act for works in the road reserve
  • Usually a plan showing where stormwater goes
  • Sight lines, kerb and footpath details
  • Approval in hand before the first cut
Tracked loader spreading and compacting road base for a driveway
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The build

  • Cut to the approved levels
  • Road base spread and compacted
  • Pipe or culvert under the crossover where the plan calls for it
  • Concreter co-ordinated for the pour
Timber sleeper retaining wall with drainage aggregate behind it
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Drainage and the driveway beyond

  • Table drains and pipes that actually fall the right way
  • Retaining where the cut needs it
  • The rest of the driveway built the same day
  • Gravel or ready for concrete
The fleet

Top machinery, right-sized for the job.

9t ExcavatorFor the bigger digs, dams and bulk earthworks.
5t ExcavatorThe all-rounder for driveways, trenches and pads.
100HP Posi-TrackLow-ground-pressure pushing, grading and clearing.
Bobcat & Skid SteerTight-access work and site clean-ups.
AugerClean post holes to 4.5 metres.
Rock BreakerThrough the hard stuff without the headache.
Hydraulic Rock GrabsPlacing rock and building rock walls.
MulcherClearing lantana, camphor regrowth and scrub without burning it.
Single Axle 4WD TipperSpoil out of tight and steep blocks a truck cannot reach.
Pallet Forks & BroomMaterial handling and tidy finishing.
Straight answers

Questions Greg gets asked.

What is a Section 138 approval?It is council consent under the Roads Act for work in the road reserve, which includes a new or changed driveway crossover. In Byron Shire you apply to council, and the work does not start until it is approved.
Do I need a stormwater plan?Byron Shire usually wants to see where the water from the driveway and crossover will go before it approves the work. Greg has done enough of these to tell you what the plan needs to show.
Can you do the whole job?Yes. The cut, the base, the pipes and drainage, the crossover built to the approved plan, and the concreter co-ordinated for the pour. One call.
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Where we do it.

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Need a crossover approved and built?

Owner-operated, 45 years of local earthmoving, with care for the land and your budget. Ring Greg and talk the job through with the bloke who will be on the machine.

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