WORK to upgrade the intersection of Graham Street and Goulburn Valley Highway is scheduled to begin in late March, following pressure on the Victorian government from Liberal Member for Northern Victoria Wendy Lovell.
“Traffic lights and other safety upgrades are long overdue for the Graham Street and Goulburn Valley Highway intersection, which provides access for ambulances and visitors going to the hospital, and is a traffic thoroughfare for a large residential area,” said Ms Lovell.
In 2022, then Minister for Roads Ben Carroll allocated $700,000 to the intersection upgrade, followed by the provision of $2.2M of Commonwealth funding in May 2024. Almost two years have passed since then without construction beginning.
Lovell argues that upgrading the Graham Street intersection is critical to improving road safety for local traffic as well as ambulances and visitors accessing Goulburn Valley Health.
Ms Lovell has advocated for urgent action to upgrade this intersection, pressuring the state government to complete the signalisation of the intersection.
“I have been pressuring the Victorian government for several years to get work started, and they have finally given a timeline for construction to begin.”
Works at the intersection of Goulburn Valley Highway and Graham Street are expected to start in March 2026 and be completed in mid-2026.
