GREATER Shepparton City Council held a ceremony last week to officially open the Maude Street Revitalisation project, located on the corner of Maude and Vaughan Streets, Shepparton.
The four-stage project, valued at $8.5M, includes a bus interchange, pedestrian crossing, public facilities and the conversion of the roundabout to traffic lights.
“Together these upgrades have improved the safety and functionality of the area which is now a comfortable and appealing environment for all,” said Mayor Kim O’Keeffe.
The project also included streetscaping to beautify the area, gas and water upgrades, new road pavement, as well as marking, footpath works, and lighting.
Federal Member for Nicholls Damian Drum said Shepparton has had issues in the CBD, but projects like the revitalisation and the ongoing mall redevelopment, currently in progress, are ways these issues are being addressed to transform Shepparton.
“Today’s a day for celebration,” he said. “It’s all about redeveloping our CBD and making it as good as it can possibly be.”
Mr Drum said the success of these projects is due to the strong partnerships formed between all levels of government and local business traders.
Each stage was funded by Council and the Federal Government’s ‘Building Better Regions’ fund, with additional funding provided by Public Transport Victoria for Stage 2 of the works, which included the bus interchange and pedestrian crossing.
