The Goulburn Valley Highway is a vital transport link. The Highway connects the rich fruit growing and food processing industries around Shepparton, known as 'the Food Bowl of Victoria', with Melbourne and Brisbane.

Freight movements include grain, wool, beef and dairy products as well as fruit and vegetables.

The Goulburn Valley Highway is fully funded under the Australian Government's Auslink Transport Plan.

Contents
Completed Sections
Features
Benefits
Contact Information

Completed Sections

The first section of duplication of the Goulburn Valley Highway from the Hume Freeway, near Seymour, to south of Nagambie was opened in March 2001. The Murchison East Deviation, involving 18 km of dual carriageways from Wahring to Moorilim, was opened to traffic on 18 February 2003. More recently the 11 km Arcadia Duplication opened on the 14 February 2008.

Features

The strategy for the development of the Goulburn Valley Highway is to:

• provide a divided highway between the Hume Freeway and Victorian/NSW Border at Tocumwal
• provide bypasses of Nagambie and Shepparton
• duplicate the highway at Arcadia
• provide a bypass of Strathmerton

Planning studies have been completed for the Nagambie and Shepparton Bypasses and the Strathmerton Deviation.
The 11km Arcadia Duplication has been awarded and is due to be opened to traffic in February 2008..

Benefits

Upgrading the safety and efficiency of the Goulburn Valley Highway will:

• reduce the cost of interstate freight movements between Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland
• improve the competitiveness of the fruit export industry within the Goulburn Valley region; and
• reduce accidents, particularly the high incidence of accidents involving heavy vehicles.

Contact Information

For more information on the Goulburn Valley Highway, please contact:

            The Project Manager
            VicRoads Goulburn Valley Highway Project
            50-52 Clarke Street, Benalla
            Tel: (03)5761 5872