Goulburn Valley Freeway

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The "'Goulburn Valley Freeway . The entire freeway stretches has a speed limit of 110 km/h.

Current Freeway situation

- 4 lane dual carrageway with tactile road lines, wide shoulders and rest areas
* Between the Hume Freeway and 5 km south of Nagambie
* Between the Wahring Roadhouse and Ross Road, Arcadia

Exits & Intersections

Past and future development

The Goulburn Valley Highway is defined as a National Highway which means the Australian Government fully funds improvements to it. It is progressively being upgraded to freeway standard and will ultimately bypass all towns between the junction with the Hume Freeway and the New South Wales border.

Arcadia Duplication

The duplication is a $40.55 million project funded by the Australian Government as part of its Auslink Program. The works involve duplication of 11km of the existing Goulburn Valley Highway between the Murchison East deviation and the proposed Shepparton Bypass, just north of Ross Road.

The highway will carry an estimated 6,500 vehicles per day, including more than 2,000 commercial vehicles. The freeway will cut travel time and significantly improve the safety of this section of the Goulburn Valley Highway.

It will incorporate four at-grade intersections, frontage access roads, a rest area with full facilities, and installation of wire rope safety barriers.

The Arcadia section runs adjacent to the Calder Woodburn Memorial Avenue of Honour. A Conservation Management Plan has been developed in consultation with Heritage Victoria to ensure that impact on the significant Calder Woodburn Memorial Avenue of Honour is minimised. The plans included measures to enhance and highlight the avenue of trees.

Start Date: June 2006Completion Date: Open to traffic February 2008, with final completion of all works in April 2008Cost: $40.55 million funded by the Australian Government

Nagambie Bypass

Proposed Nagambie Bypass, to be funded by Auslink 2 (2009-2014) [http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/DOIElect.nsf/$UNIDS+for+Web+Display/A410AFFD51CAD73CCA2573A80015C4F1/$FILE/AusLink2_GoulburnValleyNagambie.pdf] [http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/RoadsAndProjects/RoadProjects/PlanningStudies/NagambiePlanningStudies.htm] .

hepparton Bypass

An alignment for the Shepparton bypass has been decided. The bypass will cross the Goulburn River at Toolamba and travel west of Mooroopna rejoining the existing highway north of Congupna [http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/RoadsAndProjects/RoadProjects/PlanningStudies/Shepparton+Bypass.htm] .

Proposed Shepparton Bypass to be funded by Auslink 2 (2009-2014) [http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/DOIElect.nsf/$UNIDS+for+Web+Display/6CA72984A418FC46CA2573A80015C890/$FILE/AusLink2_GoulburnValleyShepp.pdf] .

trathmerton Deviation

This realignment will bypass the small townships of Strathmerton and Yarroweyah and avoid dangerous bends south of the Murray River crossing at Tocumwal [http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/RoadsAndProjects/RoadProjects/PlanningStudies/Strathmerton+Deviation.htm] .

Proposed Strathmerton Deviation to be funded by Auslink 2 (2009-2014) [http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/DOIElect.nsf/$UNIDS+for+Web+Display/D1D31509C5242C45CA2573A80015CAE8/$FILE/AusLink2_GoulburnValleyStrathmerton.pdf] .

ee also

*Freeways in Australia
*Freeways in Victoria

References