Works along an iconic northeast alpine tourist route will be completed in late May, restoring two-way traffic for skiers, tourists and the Falls Creek community for the first time in nearly 18 months. Major remediation and prevention works along Bogong High Plains Road after a large landslip will wrap up ahead of Victoria’s busy snow season.
As one of the state’s busiest tourism routes, Bogong High Plains Road connects Victoria’s alpine region to tens of thousands of visitors each year and supports local industries like agriculture and tourism.
The road was closed in the wake of October 2022’s devastating heavy rainfall due to debris from a mammoth slow-moving landslide, above the township of Bogong Village between Mount Beauty and Falls Creek.
It was one of the largest landslips experienced on Victoria’s road network in 40 years, standing 70 meters tall and 100 meters wide the landslip towered higher than the MCG’s Shane Warne Stand and sprawled wider than an Airbus A380.
The Bogong High Plains Road opened under single lane traffic control ahead of schedule in late April last year, following a mammoth effort that saw crews work around the clock battling harsh weather conditions.
Since the major weather event, Major Road Projects Victoria worked closely with East Gippsland based contractor Whelans Group Investments to incrementally excavate and safely remove around 600,000 tonnes of material from the slope. Investment in these works created 65 direct jobs.
In addition to the landslip works, crews are resurfacing the impacted pavement section of Bogong High Plains Road, installing new guardrails, and improving drainage.
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