Projects

Yarra Valley maintenance works

We’re completing works to ensure roads in the Yarra Valley remain reliable, supporting local communities, business operations and tourism.

Project status:

Planned

Project update – September 2025

This year we’ve completed road maintenance works on the Melba Highway in Yering, Yarra Glen, Dixons Creek and Glenburn to provide smoother and safer journeys.

Our upcoming program includes major works to:

strengthen the Maroondah Aqueduct bridge on Eltham-Yarra Glen Road in Yarra Glen, and
repair two landslips on the Melba Highway in Dixons Creek, just south of the Healesville-Kinglake Road intersection.

Works are being staged to minimise disruptions to the community and manage the significant volume of daily traffic, heavy vehicles and people who use these roads and recreationally visit the Yarra Valley.

Please note, construction timeframes are subject to change depending on weather and ground conditions.

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Maintenance works

Melba Highway landslip repairs, Dixons Creek

For more information visit the Melba Highway landslip repairs, north of Dixons Creek project webpage.

Image below: Map showing the location of planned works.

Image of map showing the timeline of works at the Melba Highway landslip site

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Safer speeds on the Melba Highway, Yarra Glen to Coldstream

We’re making 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 will be in place on 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.

New speed signs will be installed by the end of October 2025, weather permitting.

The new speed limit of 70km/h will become legally enforceable once signs are 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.

Visit the Yarra Valley

Businesses in the Yarra Valley 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.

Please shop local and continue to support local businesses during these important road maintenance works.

Community information sessions

In August 2025, we held community information sessions in Yarra Glen, Kinglake and Yea to share information about upcoming works in the Yarra Valley. We would like to thank everyone who attended and provided feedback.