Major Victorian roads to be fixed by $1b pothole patch-up project
Some of Victoria's worst roads are about to get a much-needed facelift with the beginning of an almost $1 billion state government project.
Regional roads will be the target of the $964 million state government overhaul, accounting for 70 per cent of repairs, including patching potholes and resurfacing.
The Hume Freeway, Princes Highway, Western Highway, Hamilton Highway, Mallee Highway, Monaro Highway, Gouldburn Valley Highway, Melba Highway have all been earmarked for repair, along with a score of regional backroads.
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Regional roads will be the target of the $964 million state government overhaul, accounting for 70 per cent of repairs Nine
Melbourne roads on the fix-list include Toorak Road and Centre Road.
"I don't think there'll be a single corner of our state where you won't actually see some important work going on to be able to rehabilitate repair patch our road network," state government spokeswoman Melissa Horne said.
"Whether it's the Princes Highway through to the Melbourne Highway or even up in and around Mildura or Tilden to Woodend Road, there will be a massive amount of work going on across our state".
Some of Victoria's worst roads are about to get a much-needed facelift with the beginning of an almost $1 billion state government project. Nine
Every day more than 700 potholes are being filled in Victoria after the Allan government slashed its road repair budget by more than $170 million last year.
The government blames major flooding in October 2022 for the worsening conditions.
Yet the opposition and the RACV say the required maintenance work hasn't been done, which has resulted in the number of vehicles damaged by potholes tripling in three years.
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The work will continue until the middle of next year. Nine
"We're seeing potholes in Dandenong Road, Windsor ... clearly not an area prone to flooding ... that's two years on," RACV 's James Williams said.
Traralgon Truckie Angelo Vicino said the cost of maintaining his vehicles had gone up 30 per cent in a year because of the appalling conditions.
"There's a lot of roads [where] I can't even sit at 90 km/h, that's how bad they are," Vicino said.
The work will continue until the middle of next year.
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