MURRINDINDI: Dairy Creek lights to stay until April
Traffic lightds at Dairy Creek Bridge on the Goulburn Valley Hwy, west of Yea, will remain in place until mid-April, according to Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish.
“The office of the Minister for Roads confirmed the Dairy Creek bridge railing is currently being fabricated off site and that works are scheduled to take place in mid-April at which point there would have been only one lane open for 12 months on the major highway,” Ms McLeish told The Local Paper.
“Last year the Allan Labor Government missed their own deadline, having originally anticipated works to replace the barrier on the bridge would occur in late 2024, with the road reopened for use by early 2025.”
Ms McLeish said the delay in planned works now means the Melba Hwy will be closed at the same time.
“I expect now the additional traffic directed onto the Goulburn Valley Hwy due to the Melba Hwy closure will quite quickly become banked up.
“This will include large trucks that will be faced with the Dairy Creek Bridge traffic management light.
“Locals are concerned about the prolonged detour travel time, influx of traffic and the risk it adds to bushfire escape routes.
“The Goulburn Valley Hwy is a fairly busy commuter road and people have to suffer this every single day. It will only be made all the more difficult now with the closure of the Melba Highway,” Ms McLeish said.