Oliver Lees
The state government is launching a regional road maintenance blitz this spring that will include works in parts of the Macedon Ranges.
Road rehabilitation works on Melbourne-Lancefield Road in Clarkefield and in Bolinda are expected to commence this month.
A further 30 resurfacing wroks will be carried out across the Calder Highway, Kilmore-Lancefield Road, Lancefield-Tooboorac Road, Lancefield-Woodend Road and Mount Macedon Road.
Across Victoria, more than 1000 maintenance projects will be launched in September. This will include the removal of almost 30,000 roadside signs and mowing 40,000 kilometres of roadside grass.
Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas said the announcement of the works was timely.
“Regional roads are overrepresented in road trauma statistics, making our annual road maintenance season highly important to protecting motorists right across the Macedon region,” Ms Thomas said.
Minister for Roads and Road Safety Ben Carroll said it was important that drivers remained patient and stayed alert when driving through work sites.
“Investing in regional roads is about investing in regional communities – these are the connections that Victorians rely upon to get to work, to access education and to stay connected with family and friends,” Mr Carroll said.
