The Victorian Government will spend $135.6 million over the next year to repair unsafe and deteriorating roads across the state.
The funding includes $80 million for road resurfacing under the Road Surface Replacement Program and $10.4 million for resealing repair works in Victoria’s eastern region.
Hundreds of sites across regional Victoria will be resealed, including $11.6 million for 130 sites across northern Victoria, $11.4 million for 300 sites across north eastern Victoria, $12.6 million for 120 sites across western Victoria and $14.2 million for 160 sites across south western Victoria. Metropolitan Melbourne will receive $19.8 million in resealing projects.
In addition, $55.6 million will be invested across Victoria to deliver more significant road rehabilitation projects on key arterial routes including the South Gippsland Highway at Ruby, the Great Ocean Road, and Hamilton Highway at Penshurst.
While interim measures such as asphalt patching works over the winter period will ensure roads can continue to operate safely in the short-term, the projects under the Road Surface Replacement Program and rehabilitation works will ensure their ongoing, safe operation into the future.
Work on the projects is due to start later this year.