The Victorian State Government has announced a record-breaking $946M road maintenance blitz, the largest investment of its kind in the state’s history. Over the next year, an army of road workers will tackle rebuilding, repairing, and resurfacing roads, delivering an estimated $2.6M worth of works every day.
With 70 per cent of the funding directed towards regional Victoria, key travel and trade routes such as the Hume Freeway, Princes Highway, Western Highway, Goulburn Valley Highway, and Echuca-Mooroopna Road will be prioritised. Extended dry and warm conditions between now and May are ideal for these major works, ensuring long-lasting repairs.
In addition to road maintenance, the package includes flood recovery efforts to restore regional roads damaged by recent floods, with a comprehensive list of projects to be finalised in the coming months.
