Works have wrapped up on all major rehabilitation road projects backed by last year’s $964 million road maintenance blitz package across Victoria’s west.
Some of regional Victoria’s busiest connections have been improved or upgraded, including the Midland, Sunraysia, Wimmera and Western highways as well as Beaufort-Lexton, Bacchus Marsh-Gisborne and Horsham-Kalkee.
More than 1.5 kilometres of Midland Highway has been upgraded in Elaine near Woolshed Road as well as 800 metres of the Midland Highway in Blampied, near Blampied-Mollongghip Road.
The Midland Highway links Ballarat and Geelong and serves as a key freight route for agricultural industries – while also connecting local commuters to jobs and services.
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Various sections of the Western Highway were improved, with rehabilitation works now complete on 2.7 kilometres between Spring Hill Creek and Trawalla Road at Trawalla, one kilometre near Mallee Dam Road at Lawloit and 500 metres near Olinda Street at Beaufort.
All up, about 70 per cent of the $964 million funding went to regional roads.
Recently, the Victorian Government announced the Better Roads Blitz program that will aim to fix potholes and upgrade road surfaces across Victoria as part of the 2025/26 State Budget.
Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne said the package has delivered smoother and safer journeys for motorists.
“We’re delighted to reach this major milestone in the historic 2024/2025 road maintenance program, with roads across Western Victoria being improved to ensure our road freight and farming network can continue to move safely and efficiently,” she said.
