- Published:
- Friday 22 November 2024
Works are now underway to upgrade a key arterial road in Wahring thanks to the Allan Labor Government’s largest investment in road maintenance in the state’s history.
Road reconstruction works on an 800-metre stretch of the Goulburn Valley Highway at Wahring kicked off this week and will be completed by mid-December – weather permitting.
Crews are out removing existing road surface and sub-surface layers on the northbound lanes of the highway replacing it with newer, stronger material to create smoother journeys for the more than 3,600 drivers who use this stretch of highway every day.
During works, lane closures and reduced speed limits will be in place to increase safety of crews and all road users. Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead and allow extra time when travelling through the worksite.
Traffic management crews will also be on-site to help drivers to travel safely through the work area.
These works are all part of the Labor Government’s $964 million road maintenance blitz, which is rebuilding, repairing and resurfacing hundreds of roads across the state.
Thanks to this record investment, major roads across north-east Victoria’s busiest travel and freight routes will undergo works between now and mid-2025, including the Hume Freeway, Great Alpine Road and the Murray Valley Highway.
Other roads set to be repaired include the Euroa Main Road, Echuca-Mooroopna Road and Katamatite-Nathalia Road.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne
“Crews are on the ground right now delivering the biggest investment in road maintenance in our state’s history – rebuilding, repairing and resurfacing hundreds of major roads and highways right across the state.”
“These major works across north-east Victora will help deliver smoother, stronger, more efficient roads for the community.”
Quote attributable to the Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes
“Our community relies on the Goulburn Valley Highway to get to work, drop the kids to school, and to keep our freight industry moving – these works will help makes these journeys smoother for thousands of drivers who use this road each and every day.”