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Moe rest stop ready for drivers

Further work on Victoria's Great Alpine Road underway as long-awaited Gippsland rest-stop opens

 

A freight rest area built outside the town of Moe, in Victoria’s Gippsland region, will provide a welcome place for drivers to rest along the busy Princes Highway.

The $2.96 million rest area will provide five truck bays at the western entrance to Moe, giving drivers a safe place to recharge.

Jointly funded by the Australian and Victorian governments, the rest area is part of a strategy to help reduce the risk of crashes along the highway, between Longwarry and the New South Wales border.


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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael McCormack says both governments were looking to improve support road safety improvements for regional areas.

“The new freight rest area complements work already completed or underway along the highway, including the construction of a duplicated highway between Traralgon and Sale, upgrades between Sale and the NSW border such as new overtaking lanes, shoulder sealing and intersection upgrades,” he says.

The news comes as work continues on upgrades to Victoria’s Great Alpine Road, with sealing works now underway between Wangaratta and Cobungra at a forecast cost of $8 million.

Victorian roads minister Luke Donnellan says work on 34 kilometres of shoulder sealing works is currently underway between Wangaratta and Harrietville, while further safety improvements are also being planned.

McCormack says the Great Alpine Road plays a vital role in the economic prosperity of the North East of Victoria.

“It is a key freight route, a popular link through Victoria’s high country for tourists and people going on skiing holidays and is vital to ensuring communities throughout the region stay connected,” he says.

The overall upgrade plan for the Great Alpine Road is expected to be completed by 2021, with this segment expected to be concluded by 2020.

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