Friday 25 July 2025

The Allan Labor Government is keeping Victorians moving smoothly in our regions, with the $964 million 2024/25 road maintenance program wrapping up this month.

Hundreds of kilometres of road across the state have been repaired, resurfaced or rebuilt to keep Victorians moving, delivering more reliable journeys for local drivers, tourists, and freight operators.

Major road rehabilitation works have been undertaken on sections of key routes across the region drivers travel on daily, including Kilmore-Lancefield Road, Heathcote-Kyneton Road, Heathcote-Rochester Road, Echuca-Mooroopna Road, Goulburn Valley Highway, Midland Highway and Murray Valley Highway.

Crews have inspected roads and responded to calls from local communities – 24 hours a day, seven days a week, repairing almost 40,000 potholes and resurfacing kilometres of roads across Northern Victoria.  

Thousands of signs have been repaired and replaced, more than 12,000 kilometres of roadside grass has been mowed and slashed, and almost 800 safety barriers have been repaired on major highways in the region.

Almost 70 per cent of the works undertaken during this major road maintenance blitz have been directed to Victoria’s regional areas, including works to repair the Great Alpine Road, the Mallee Highway, the Monaro Highway, the Surf Coast Highway and the Western Highway.

As part of more works kicking of later this year, crews will focus on delivering long-term solutions to repair Victorian roads – with rehabilitation and resurfacing works prioritised to protect the longevity of our road network for years to come.

Quotes attributable to Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes

“We’ve used this unprecedented investment to repair and rebuild hundreds of kilometres of roads across the region.”

“We know there’s still more to do, that’s why the Victorian Budget 2025/26 will invest a record $976 million into future repairs and maintenance of our roads.”