More than $2.3 million will be invested in major flood repairs across the Mitchell and Macedon shires as part of the second round of the State Government’s emergency repair blitz.
Following damage caused by floods in October last year, the second round will include Broadford-Flowerdale Road; Epping-Kilmore Road; Gisborne-Kilmore Road; Lancefield-Woodend Road; Melbourne-Lancefield Road; Seymour-Tooborac Road; and Sunbury-Riddells Creek Road.
Some sections of flood-damaged roads will be completely rebuilt, along with large-scale asphalt patching and resurfacing. Other projects will include landslip repairs, clearing debris from roadsides, drains and culverts and repairing structures affected by flooding.
The State Government will spend $41.3 million during the second round of the emergency repair blitz, with more than 460 individual projects across Victoria on their agenda.
Roads and Safety Minister Melissa Horne said floods and extreme rainfall had caused major damage to roads across the state.
“We are starting the first large-scale repairs in the north of the state, where we’ve seen some of the worst damage caused by these floods – our crews are working around the clock to make sure people and freight can keep moving safely on our roads,” she said.
