The Victorian Government is rebuilding and repairing roads right across East Gippsland as part of its regional road maintenance blitz, keeping drivers and freight on the move. 

Between now and June 2024, crews will deliver projects across some of the region’s busiest and most important trade and travel routes, including: 

• Princess Highway East  

• Monaro Highway 

• Great Alpine Road 

• Omeo Highway 

• Dargo Road 

• Snowy River Road 

• Benambra Road 

Across Victoria, hundreds of road maintenance projects will be delivered, thousands of potholes will be patched, tens of thousands of kilometres of roadside grass will be mowed and tens of thousands of signs will be replaced. 

The blitz will also ensure other vital parts of our road network are well-maintained, including strengthening bridges, rebuilding culverts and retaining walls and inspecting and maintaining thousands of traffic lights, signs and other structures. 

With warmer weather on the way and conditions more suitable for major roadworks, drivers can expect to see hundreds of workers across delivering this important work across the state. 

It comes on top of a massive maintenance blitz delivered over the past 12 months, which saw more than 1,800 kilometres of the state’s roads undergo rebuilding and repair work. 

In a first for Victoria, the Labor Government is delivering a $2.8 billion of new investment - a 10-year investment in road maintenance and renewal works, including flood recovery, taking our total spend to at least $6.6 billion over the next decade. 

Under this new long-term funding model, more than $770 million will be spent on maintaining the state’s road assets over the next 12 months. 

Most funding will go towards repairing roads in regional Victoria, where last year’s flooding and extreme rainfall have caused incredible levels of damage. 

Quote attributable to Member for Eastern Victoria Tom McIntosh  

“This is a welcome investment in regional roads which are vitally important to keep our people and the economy moving.”