A local specialist school has new sports equipment, puzzles and games thanks to the Ison Road Overpass and Extension project.
Members of the project team raised $500 through the Victorian Container Deposit scheme to buy the items for Werribee's Nganboo Borron School.
The school was the unanimous choice in a team vote on which local organisation to support with the fundraising haul.
Team members asked the school what to buy, then visited recently to present the items to students and staff.
The team's on-site collection of cans and bottles for the donation was part of the project's efforts to recycle and reuse various materials on a much larger scale. Along with collecting containers, the project has so far used 755 tonnes of recycled steel - similar in weight to 350 dual-cab utes.
It has also placed enough recycled dirt to fill 72 Olympic pools and laid 1320 tonnes of reclaimed asphalt pavement.
Other environmental initiatives on the project include the use of 100 per cent green energy for electricity and the diversion of 98 per cent of inert and non-hazardous waste from landfill.
The project's environmental initiatives support Victoria's Recycled First Policy, which aims to optimise the use of recycled and reused materials on transport infrastructure projects.
The Ison Road Overpass and Extension project is building a vital new link to the Princes Freeway between Melbourne and Geelong.
The new link will help enhance connectivity, improve safety and reduce congestion, particularly in central Werribee.
Set to open in late 2026, it will help meet the area's growing transport needs, with over 29,000 daily journeys on the new road expected by 2036.
Find out more about the Ison Road Overpass and Extension.