Loddon Mallee region
Find out about the maintenance work being done in the Loddon Mallee region as part of the Victorian road maintenance program for 2024-25.
Some of the most important roads for connecting communities in the Loddon Mallee region have been included in the 2024-25 road maintenance program.
Maintenance is vital for keeping the Victorian road network running smoothly and ensuring road users can travel safely and efficiently.
Our maintenance program focuses on strengthening roads across the network, with recent efforts directed toward roads impacted by floods and extreme rainfall.
As we move into this year’s maintenance season, the focus will shift to resurfacing and rebuilding roads across the network. This will involve replacing multiple layers of road surfaces to enhance durability and safety for all road users.
A maintenance fact sheet
Works underway
Gladstone Street, Maryborough
Rehabilitation works on a 1.2km section of Gladstone Street, Maryborough are expected to start late March 2025 and take approximately 12 weeks to complete, weather permitting.
Works involve rebuilding a section of road between Balaclava Road and Holyrood Street, Maryborough to provide a stronger, smoother surface.
Crews will be working from 7am to 6pm weekdays and Saturdays.
During the works there will be speed restrictions and lane closures in place. Delays up to 5-10 minutes should be expected.
A heavy vehicle detour will be in place and supported with VMS boards and signage.
Please plan ahead and allow extra time.
Bendigo-Redesdale Road, Redesdale
Rehabilitation works on a 1.24km section of the Bendigo-Redesdale Road, Redesdale, are expected to start early March 2025 and take approximately 14 weeks to complete, weather permitting.
Works involve rebuilding a section of road between Wedge Gully Road and Sutton Grange Road, Redesdale to provide a strong, smoother surface.
Crews will be working from 7am and 6pm weekdays with weekend works as required.
During works there will be lane closures and reduced speeds in place. Delays of 5-8 minutes should be expected.
Warracknabeal-Birchip Road, Morton Plains
Rehabilitation works on a 1.3km section of the Warracknabeal-Birchip Road, Morton Plains, are expected to start mid-January 2025 and take approximately 10 weeks to complete, weather permitting.
Works involve rebuilding a section of road west of the Naughton Road intersection, Morton Plains to provide a strong, smoother surface.
Crews will be working from 7am and 6pm weekdays with weekend works as required.
During works there will be lane closures and reduced speeds in place. Delays of 5-8 minutes should be expected.
Kilmore-Lancefield Road, Lancefield
Rehabilitation works on a 3668 metre section of the Kilmore-Lancefield Road, Lancefield are expected to start in early January 2025 and take approximately 12 weeks to complete, weather permitting.
Works involve rebuilding a section of road between Melbourne-Lancefield Road and Grahams Road, Lancefield to provide a stronger, smoother surface.
During works there will be lane closures and reduced speeds in place. Delays of 5-8 minutes should be expected.
Crews will be working from 7am to 6pm weekdays and Saturdays.
Please plan ahead and allow extra time.
Heathcote-Kyneton Road, Langley
Rehabilitation works on a 2200 metres section of the Heathcote-Kyneton Road, Langley are expected to start in early January and take approximately 12 weeks to complete, weather permitting.
Works involve rebuilding a section of road from Diss Lane to Watts Lane, Langley to provide a stronger, smoother surface.
The next stage of this work on a 3400 metres section of the Heathcote-Kyneton Road, Langley are expected to start on 17 February 2025. Works involve rebuilding the section of road from Morgan Road to Siddles Road, Langley to provide a stronger, smoother surface.
During works there will be lane closures and reduced speeds will be place. Delays of 5-8 minutes should be expected.
Crews will be working from 7am to 6pm weekdays, with the possibility of weekend works as required.
Please plan ahead and allow extra time.
Mallee Highway, Ouyen and Panitya
Rehabilitation works on two sections of the Mallee Highway at Ouyen and Panitya are expected to start in February 2025 and finish in May 2025, weather permitting.
Works include:
- rebuilding 1188 metres of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen-Patchewollock Road and Arbuckle Road, Ouyen (starting early February and finishing in April 2025) and,
- rebuilding 1758 metres of the Mallee Highway near the South Australian border, Panitya (starting early March and finishing in May 2025).
Crews will be on site between 7am and 6pm weekdays, with the possibility of weekend works as required.
During works there will be lane closures and reduced speeds in place. Delays of 5-8 minutes should be expected.
Please plan ahead and allow extra time.
Maintenance program 2024-25
Rehabilitation works on the following roads in the Loddon Mallee region will be undertaken between now and mid-2025:
- Warracknabeal-Birchip Road, between Sexton Road and Naughton Road, Morton Plains (1.36km), Buloke Shire.
- Mallee Highway,
- near South Australia border, (1.7km) Panitya, Mildura Shire.
- between Ouyen-Patchewollock Road and Arbuckle Road, Ouyen (1.2km), Mildura Shire.
- Heathcote-Rochester Road, between Midland Highway and Webb Road, Corop (2.9km), Campaspe Shire.
- Bendigo-Redesdale Road, between Wedge Gully Road and Sutton Grange Road, Redesdale (1.24km), Greater Bendigo.
- Gladstone Street, Maryborough (1.16km), Central Goldfields Shire.
- Kilmore-Lancefield Road, between between Melbourne-Lancefield Road and Grahams Road, Lancefield (3.48km), Macedon Ranges Shire Council.
- Gisborne-Kilmore Road,
- between Mount Eliza Road and Melbourne-Lancefield Road (2.11km), Macedon Ranges.
- between Between Campbell Road and Pierce Road (1.24km), Macedon Ranges.
- Tylden-Woodend Road,
- near Chanters Lane (1.30km), Macedon Ranges.
- near Harpers Road (2.20km), Macedon Ranges.
- Heathcote-Kyneton Road,
- between Morgans Road, and Perrys Lane, Redesdale (3km), Mount Alexander
- near Metcalfe Langley Road, Langley, (2.5km), Mount Alexander
Resurfacing work will also be carried out on many roads across the Loddon Mallee region as part of the 2024-25 Victorian road maintenance program.