Bridge Inn Road upgrade on track
Member for Yan Yean Lauren Kathage last week visited the Bridge Inn Road Upgrade site to inspect works and receive a briefing from the Major Road Projects Victoria team on the progress of the...
Mitchell Shire projects remain funded
By Jordyn GrubisicTHE Federal Government’s Independent Strategic Review of the Infrastructure Investment Program was favourable for Mitchell Shire with projects – including the Watson Street interchange – remaining funded.The Federal Government will contribute $50...
Acting PM questioned on Wallan diamond interchange
By Jordyn GrubisicWallan’s long-awaited Hume Freeway diamond interchange at Watson Street will not be affected by the Federal Government’s infrastructure pipeline review.The prospect of completing the interchange was raised to acting Prime Minister Richard...
Roads in ruin: Community cries for change
Featured series by Max DaviesROADS in the region have reached a crisis point – major routes are pockmarked with holes, surfaces are deteriorating and crumbling, and motorists are forced to dodge and weave their...
Seymour’s roads in ‘dire straits’
Featured series by Max DaviesSeymour’s roads are in ‘dire straits’ according to Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland, after copping the worst hit in Mitchell during last year’s floods.Roads such as Seymour-Tooborac Road, Avenel-Seymour Road,...
Mitchell Shire Council calls on government to address road issues
Featured series by Max DaviesMitchell Shire Mayor Fiona Stevens says the council actively advocates to highlight road issues to the Department of Transport and Planning, DTP, but maintenance was becoming increasingly difficult.“Our road network...
Questions raised in the Macedon Ranges over delay in fixing roads
Featured series by Max DaviesLancefield and Romsey in the Macedon Ranges Shire have both suffered from a lack of funding, leaving roads with semi-permanent reduced speed limits.The Kilmore-Lancefield Road, managed by the Department of...
Electric fleet rolls out in Seymour
By Max DaviesTHREE new electric buses have officially launched at Seymour Coaches as the company works towards a cleaner and more sustainable regional bus fleet.Delivered as part of a three-year State Government trial, the...
Traffic diversion experiment to be conducted in Seymour
THE Department of Transport and Planning, DTP, will consider closing Seymour’s Chittick Place at the Oak Street and Anzac Avenue intersection for a traffic diversion experiment.Mitchell Shire Council unanimously voted to write to the...
Council attempt to solve queuing at Hume exit toward Wallan
Mitchell Shire Council will attempt to provide a solution to queuing on the Northern Highway when exiting the Hume Freeway northbound at Wallan, asking relevant authorities to place signs at the beginning of the...