General News
23 November, 2022
Roadworks to begin as weather subsides
SOME of the most badly flood-damaged roads in the south west are set to undergo rebuilding and repair works as Regional Roads Victoria enters the next phase of “a massive flood recovery program”.
SOME of the most badly flood-damaged roads in the south west are set to undergo rebuilding and repair works as Regional Roads Victoria enters the next phase of “a massive flood recovery program”.
Regional director (Barwon South West), Michael Tudball said a program of larger-scale repairs will target roads most affected by the floods, along with some of the region’s busiest and most important freight and travel routes.
“Our immediate response has focused on delivering short-term emergency repairs to get roads re-opened as soon as possible,” he said.
“Now we’re turning our attention towards the first stage of longer-term, larger-scale repairs.
“Anyone who’s seen the damage inflicted on our roads knows that we have a lengthy recovery program ahead of us, and this is just the first step in that process.”
The $19.4 million program of works includes repairs to the Princes Highway West, Darlington Road and Steiglitz Road.
Other works will include landslip stabilisation and repair works at multiple locations along the Great Ocean Road.
“This first package of works is about repairing those roads that have suffered the most damage in the wake of floods and keeping communities connected to vital supplies and services,” Mr Tudball said.
Works to be delivered under this first package include major rebuilding and rehabilitation works, asphalt patching, structural repairs, clearing and fixing damaged roadside drains and culverts, stabilising landslips and clearing roadside debris.
Some of these repair works are already under way, while others will begin once warmer, drier weather provides more suitable conditions for rebuilding works.
Mr Tudball said the works are part of a state-wide program, which will repair and restore roads right across regional Victoria.
Some of the major roads set to undergo repairs across the state include sections of the Hume Highway, Goulburn Valley Freeway, Western Highway, Midland Highway, Great Alpine Road and the South Gippsland Highway.
With more than 525 roads still closed across the state, crews will also continue to carry out daily inspections and deliver emergency repair works.
Since October 13, a team of more than 500 workers deployed across the state have patched more than 79,260 potholes and re-opened more than 860 flood-affected roads.