Road & Transport

A $600,000 Brumby Government upgrade to the level crossing on the Murray Valley Highway, Strathmerton, has been completed, improving safety for motorists.

Drivers will enjoy safer conditions and easier access to and from the Hume Freeway at Kalkallo from today with the opening of three new freeway ramps and the new Donnybrook Road Bridge spanning Kalkallo Creek.

Victoria’s busiest and most popular regional rail line will be the first to carry the longest passenger trains in the state in response to the booming patronage.

The Colac-Lavers Hill Road widening project will start as early as next week with the $15 million investment by the Federal and Victorian Governments.

Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas switched on new, variable, electronic speed limit signs at Dingley Primary School today as part of a $13.8 million Brumby Government safety program to install electronic signs outside almost 200 schools across Victoria.

Work has started on the $4.5 million upgrade of Melbourne’s historic Swan Street Bridge, Roads and Ports Minister Tim Pallas said today.

Drivers can look forward to safer and easier conditions when travelling along the Berwick-Cranbourne Road, with works on the $17 million duplication at Clyde North near complete.