THE State Government has announced a muti-million-dollar package to repair roads damaged by recent flooding.<\/p>\n
Spending $165 million state-wide, the aim is to locate and repair potholes and road surfaces damaged by rain and flooding.<\/p>\n
That money will also go to fixing roads, bridges and ditches needing large-scale works with a focus on the Loddon Mallee, Hume, and Western regions of the state.<\/p>\n
Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Ben Carroll, visited a site of major damage on the McIvor Highway just outside of Axedale earlier in the week.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are getting on with repairing regional roads and supporting communities to recover from this significant flooding event,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The money to fix roads is coming from a larger $351 million allocation of cash by the State Government to address a range of issues resulting from the flood.<\/p>\n
A Victorian Flood Recovery Management Plan, with $150 million allocated to it, will aim to direct a state-level coordinated clean up, while there\u2019s also $15 million for Emergency Management Victoria, the State Control Centre, and Emergency Recovery Victoria, to boost the capacity of those agencies and resources.<\/p>\n
Finally, $6 million has been set aside to place community recovery officers in municipalities to help those affected by the floods on a local level.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere isn\u2019t a second to waste as we begin recovery in flood-affected communities, whether it\u2019s support for households, clean-ups or local roads,\u201d said Premier Daniel Andrews.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a significant job ahead of us but we\u2019re equal to it. I know that all levels of government will keep working together to get this job done.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE State Government has announced a muti-million-dollar package to repair roads damaged by recent flooding. Spending $165 million state-wide, the aim is to locate and repair potholes and road surfaces damaged by rain and flooding. That money will also go to fixing roads, bridges and ditches needing large-scale works with a focus on the Loddon […]<\/p>\n