The Victorian Government has announced a record $1.04 billion investment to rebuild, repair and resurface roads across the state.

The investment will specifically rebuild and repair arterial roads, maintain bridges and traffic lights, deliver emergency roadworks, repair or replace signs, and mow, slash and spray grass and weeds along roadsides.

Seventy per cent of these funds will be allocated to roads in regional Victoria.

“This is the biggest roads blitz in the state’s history,” said Jacinta Allan, Premier of Victoria.

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Additionally, $36.9 million of the wider investment will mow and remove rubbish and graffiti across Victoria’s 10 busiest freeways:

Crews are out on the state’s road network now as part of the State Government’s previous road investment last year.

According to the State Government, these teams have already repaired 187,000 potholes, cleaned up 127,000 square metres of graffiti, repaired or replaced 31,000 signs, inspected 13,600 barriers, and mowed 1,900,000 metres.