June 14th, 2025Road works complete

Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne says all major rehabilitation road projects backed by last year’s $964 million road maintenance blitz have wrapped up across Victoria’s west.

The region’s busiest roads have been strengthened including the Midland, Sunraysia, Wimmera and Western highways as well as Beaufort-Lexton, Bacchus Marsh-Gisborne and Horsham-Kalkee.

More than 1.5 kilometres of Midland Highway has been upgraded in Elaine near Woolshed Road as well as 800 metres of the Midland Highway in Blampied, near Blampied-Mollongghip Road.

The Midland Highway links Ballarat and Geelong and serves as a key freight route for agricultural industries – while also connecting local commuters to jobs and services.

Various sections of the Western Highway were improved, with rehabilitation works now complete on 2.7 kilometres between Spring Hill Creek and Trawalla Road at Trawalla, one kilometre near Mallee Dam Road at Lawloit and 500 metres near Olinda Street at Beaufort.

Other highways such as the Wimmera and the Sunraysia also had vital works completed as part of the $964 million road maintenance blitz – which saw 70 per cent go towards regional Victoria.