Council
18 October, 2024
Minister announces $964 million for roads
MINISTER for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne this week launched a $964 million road maintenance blitz.
Speaking from the Fulton Hogan depot on Monday, Ms Horne said an “army of workers” would begin delivering the equivalent of $2.6 million worth of works for every day of the year – with around 70 per cent of funding going to regional Victoria.
Over the next nine months, crews will complete thousands of projects on the road network, ranging from road rehabilitation and resurfacing, to patching potholes and maintaining bridges, traffic lights, signage and road infrastructure.
In the Moyne Shire, Princes Highway west, between Conns Lane and Illowa Dennington, will receive an upgrade while work will also take place on the much-used Hamilton Highway (between Racecourse Lane and Kings Lane).
Also included in the 2024/25 road maintenance program are works on the Darlington Road, Surf Coast Highway, Midland Highway, Beaufort-Lexton Road, Sunraysia Highway and the Western Highway.
