The state government is rolling out a major road maintenance blitz to rebuild, repair and resurface roads across Victoria, including in the Western Highway.
Roads and Road Safety Minister Melissa Horne launched the $976 million road maintenance blitz in Kyneton.
“We’re investing nearly a billion dollars to rebuild and repair the roads that Victorians depend on every single day — from the highways connecting our major centres to the local roads that keep our communities moving,” she said.
As part of the blitz, crews will begin delivering hundreds of major maintenance projects between now and mid-2026, with 70 per cent of all the funding going towards regional roads.
Across the next nine months, crews will complete thousands of projects on the road network, ranging from road rehabilitation and resurfacing, patching potholes and maintaining bridges, installing traffic lights and signage.
The blitz will target the state’s busiest travel and trade routes, according to the state government.
Regionally, the program will tackle the Western Highway, Princes Highway East, Princes Highway West, Hume Highway and Calder Highway.
In metropolitan areas, the Mornington Peninsula Freeway, Leakes Road, Normanby Road, the Warburton Highway and Boronia Road will also see upgrades for smoother journeys.
The state government said these roads were prioritised based on expert assessments and community feedback.
Crews will also mow, slash and spray tens of thousands of kilometres of roadsides, inspect and repair thousands of bridges and other structures.
They’ll also fix hundreds of sets of traffic lights and electronic signs, clean up graffiti and deliver other maintenance works.
Details: transport.vic.gov.au
