Melba Highway landslip repairs, Dixons Creek
We’ve repaired two landslips on a section of the Melba Highway in Dixons Creek, approximately 3km south of the Healesville-Kinglake Road intersection.
Complete
Update – December 2025
Major construction to repair two landslips along a 130m stretch of the Melba Highway in Dixons Creek are now complete.
Both lanes on the Melba Highway have reopened and the speed limit has been reinstated to 80km/h.
Repairing these landslips was essential to keep the Melba Highway safe and maintain a reliable road network that supports thousands of daily commuters and underpins tourism and agriculture industries in the Yarra Valley and beyond.
We thank the community for your patience while we completed these important works.
About the works
Major works to repair the two landslips involved:
- excavating and removing the road pavement
- building retaining walls
- reinstating and stabilising the road asphalt layers
- improving drainage
- reinstating safety barriers, signs and line marking.
Progress photos
Images above: Excavating the embankment next to Melba Hwy
Image above: New retaining wall being built
Image above: New asphalt on the Melba Highway
Visit the Yarra Valley
Businesses in the Yarra Valley region are open and trading. Explore the Yarra Valley’s scenic vine-strung hills, lush greenery and orchards. Indulge in quality local food and wine, and the wide array of attractions and events.
Safer speeds on the Melba Highway, Yarra Glen to Coldstream
We’ve made it safer for all road users to travel on the Melba Highway, with a new 70km/h speed limit to help prevent crashes and save lives.
The new speed limit has been in place since 30 October, and covers approximately 7km of the Melba Highway between Healesville-Yarra Glen Road in Yarra Glen and Maroondah Highway in Coldstream. The 40km/h school speed zone will be maintained on the Melba Highway at Yering Primary School.
The new speed limit of 70km/h became legally enforceable once the speed limit signs were installed and uncovered. Drivers should be aware of the changed road conditions and drive carefully.
Managing speed limits is key to bringing down the number of lives lost on our roads. Speed is the most critical risk factor in road crashes because it influences the likelihood of a crash happening, and how severe it is.
Get in touch
If you have any questions, please contact us using the email below.
Email: [email protected]