By Deanne Jeffers
MOTORISTS travelling along the Midland Highway have expressed their frustration after line marking occurred along the highway earlier this year, but not before several large potholes and road resurfacing works took place.
Several places along with highway have had new lines painted over or around potholes and erosion. Some areas of concerns are the intersection of Dhurringile Road/Midland Hwy, Tatura and Joseph Street/Midland Hwy, Mooroopna, in front of WB Hunter Park.
VicRoads in responsible for maintaining the Midland Hwy. A Department of Transport and Planning spokesperson for the Hume District said the line painting works occurred on around 12kms of road and were completed February 1, 2023.
Responding to questions from The Adviser, the spokesperson said, “We’re currently delivering one of the largest and most complex flood recovery programs the state has ever seen, with large-scale, long-term repairs targeting some of our most badly flood-damaged roads, along with our busiest and most productive freight and travel routes.”
“Our maintenance crews regularly assess the condition of the roads to prioritise works where they’re needed most.”
The Victorian Government has invested more than $780M in maintaining the state’s road under the 2022-23 State Budget. A further $165M was invested in an emergency road repair blitz to repair the widespread damage caused by October’s floods and extreme rainfall. More than 975kms of flood recovery activities have been completed across the state, with a further 120 kilometres of work currently underway. This work ranges from rebuilding and repairing flood-damaged roads through to clearing and cleaning roadsides, drains and culverts.
They said work is underway to rebuild and repair major roads in the area to ensure motorists can keep moving safely, including the Goulburn Valley Freeway, Hume Freeway, Midland Highway and Shepparton Alternative Highway.
Major patching works have since taken place on the Goulburn Valley Freeway between Seymour and Shepparton, after it was forced to close in October last year due to the flooding.
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