The Victorian Government is supporting the state’s multi-billion dollar grain industry through repairing a busy section of the Western Highway.
Crews have begun rehabilitation works on a one-kilometre stretch of the Western Highway in Lawloit between Kaniva and Nhill as part of this year’s $964 million investment in road maintenance.
This section of highway helps move thousands of tonnes of grain from farms across the region to storage facilities at Nhill each year – supporting Victoria’s $4.4 billion grain industry.
As a major link between South Australia and western Victoria, the highway also helps to keep hundreds of thousands of drivers and millions of tonnes of freight on the move between Melbourne and Adelaide each year.
With much bigger, heavier trucks on our roads, these works are vital to improving the resilience of the road network and ensuring goods can travel to the state’s ports and markets.
“We’re rebuilding this stretch of the Western Highway to ensure the road is more resilient to handle larger, heavier trucks that are getting goods to market – supporting the farmers, freight operators and families who rely on it every single day,” said Victorian Minister for Roads & Road Safety, Melissa Horne.
“Our crews are working tirelessly to rebuild, repair and resurface roads right across the state as part of our $964 million investment in road maintenance.”
The works to rebuild and strengthen the road are expected to take around two months to complete, weather permitting.
In other news, six new projects have been announced under the fourth tranche of the Heavy Vehicle Rest Area (HVRA) initiative.
