Advocacy meeting for priority road projects

Advocacy meeting for priority road projects

Published on 09 December 2019

Council continues to advocate for vital road infrastructure projects in growth areas Drouin and Warragul having recently hosted a meeting with key State Government roads representatives.

Held in Drouin on Friday 29 November, the meeting was attended by Mayor Cr Danny Goss, Deputy Mayor Cr Peter Kostos, Cr Mikaela Power, Cr Keith Cook, CEO Alison Leighton, Jeroen Weimar Head of Transport Services at Department of Transport (CEO Public Transport Victoria/VicRoads), Pas Monacella, Manager Planning at Regional Roads Victoria, and Sara Rhodes-Ward, Eastern Victoria Region Director at Regional Roads Victoria.

High on the agenda was the mounting pressure on the existing main arterial road network managed by Regional Roads Victoria (RRV) as a result of unprecedented growth in Drouin and Warragul.

Council used the opportunity to update RRV on current and future growth forecasts, discuss local traffic issues and check the status of identified priority road projects including:

A bypass to relieve traffic congestion and divert heavy vehicles from the Drouin town centre. Duplication of Princes Way between Warragul and Drouin. Upgrading the Warragul freeway interchange (Warragul-Korumburra Road and Landsborough Road roundabout). Introducing a controlled intersection at Princes Way and Wellwood Road in Drouin.

These projects have been formally identified by both Council and RRV as critical road projects in need of funding and support by the State Government.

For more information about the priority road projects go to A Better Future for Baw Baw - Advocacy Priorities 2019

Quotes attributable to Mayor Cr Danny Goss

“The meeting was a welcome opportunity to bring our roads needs to the attention of department leaders. We totally understand the frustration of ratepayers who are regularly letting us know how bad the situation is. We know our arterial road network needs some serious investment so they can keep up with both current and future growth. We received an excellent hearing and thank the transport representatives for coming to our region.”

Quotes attributable to Deputy Mayor Cr Peter Kostos

“These critical road projects are not possible without investment and support from the State Government. We’re committed to advocating for our regions needs and welcome more opportunities to collaborate with other departments to achieve practical outcomes for our community.”