Stepping up safety in South Gippsland
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We realigned a stretch of the South Gippsland Highway between Koonwarra and Meeniyan, locally known as the Black Spur.
As part of the project, we also:
- built a new section of highway between Old Koonwarra-Meeniyan Road and Minns Road and reduced the length of highway from 3.4km to 2.3km
- closed off access to the old section of highway to through traffic east of Caithness Road while retaining access for local residents
- kept access to Caithness Road by adding a new intersection and upgrades to the existing intersection at Minns Road
- installed safety barriers.
The Australian and Victorian Government invested $115.2 million to realign the highway and make it easier and safer to travel through the area.
Timeline
Major construction started on the project in early 2020 and was completed in late 2022.
Community
We worked with a range of people from different interest groups on the planning of this project for more than 10 years.
They include:
- local landowners
- the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP)
- South Gippsland Shire Council
- West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
- Southern Rural Water
- Museum Victoria
- Geological Survey Victoria
- Nerrena Land Care Group
- the Great Southern Rail Trail Committee of Management.
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