Goulburn Valley Freeway
| Goulburn Valley Freeway Victoria |
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| General information | |
| Type | Freeway |
| Length | 59 km (37 mi) |
| Opened | March 2001 - April 2013 (in stages) |
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| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs / towns | Nagambie |
| Highway system | |
| Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Victoria |
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M39 (2014-present)
National Highway M39 (2001-2014)
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The Goulburn Valley Freeway[1] is a rural freeway located in northern Victoria, Australia. The freeway is part of the Melbourne to Brisbane National Highway (together with Hume Freeway) network and is the main link between these two cities as well as a major link between Victoria and inland New South Wales. It is also the most direct route to the major regional centre of Shepparton in Victoria (via the Hume Freeway of course). The freeway roughly follows the course of the Goulburn River and has made sections from the original of Goulburn Valley Highway redundant, either incorporating into the new freeway or acting as local access roads. The entire freeway is covered with a speed limit of 110 km/h, the standard speed limit for rural freeways in Australia.
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Past and future development
The Goulburn Valley Highway is defined as a National Highway which means the Australian Government fully funds improvements to it. It is progressively being upgraded to freeway standard and will ultimately bypass all towns between the junction with the Hume Freeway and the New South Wales border.[citation needed]
Freeway Upgrade
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The Goulburn Valley Highway is defined as a Road of National Importance (RONI) which means the Australian Government fully funds improvements to it. It is progressively being upgraded to freeway standard with the goal to ultimately bypass all towns between the Hume Freeway and north of Shepparton.
Timeline of upgrade
- 2001 - Hume Freeway to Nagambie. 16 km opened in April 2001, at a cost of $A53m. The opening ceremony was held in a new south-bound rest area and was attended by representatives of the local Taungurung Aboriginal People, who referred to the significance of the relocated ‘scarred tree’, which had been relocated as part of the project.[2]
- 2003 - Murchison East deviation. 18 km opened to traffic on 18 February 2003, almost eleven months early, at a cost of $A88.9m.[3]
- 2008 – 10 km Arcadia section duplication, from north of the Murchison-Violet Town Road interchange to Gribben Road, south of Shepparton. Opened in June 2008, at a cost of A$40.5m.[4]
- 2013 - Nagambie bypass. 17 km bypass opened at the end of April, 2013.[5]
Arcadia Duplication
The duplication is a $40.55 million project funded by the Australian Government as part of its Auslink Program. The works involve duplication of 11 km of the existing Goulburn Valley Highway between the Murchison East deviation and the proposed Shepparton Bypass, just north of Ross Road.
The highway will carry an estimated 6,500 vehicles per day, including more than 2,000 commercial vehicles. The freeway will cut travel time and significantly improve the safety of this section of the Goulburn Valley Highway.
It will incorporate four at-grade intersections, frontage access roads, a rest area with full facilities, and installation of wire rope safety barriers.
The Arcadia section runs adjacent to the Calder Woodburn Memorial Avenue of Honour. A Conservation Management Plan has been developed in consultation with Heritage Victoria to ensure that impact on the significant Calder Woodburn Memorial Avenue of Honour is minimised. The plans included measures to enhance and highlight the avenue of trees.
Start Date: June 2006 Completion Date: Open to traffic February 2008, with final completion of all works in April 2008 Cost: $40.55 million funded by the Australian Government
Nagambie Bypass
Nagambie Bypass, to be funded by Auslink 2 (2009–2014). Bypassing the town of Nagambie to the east, funding was announced in 2009,[6] and construction commenced in December 2009 with the bypass opening to traffic in April 2013.[5]
Costed at $222 million, $177.6 million was contributed by the Australian Government, with the remaining $44.4 million from the State Government.[7] The project was made up of two sections: duplicating the existing highway north of Nagambie for 3.5 km between Kirwans Bridge-Longwood Road and Moss Road (completed in November 2011), and the 13.5 km bypass road from Mitchellstown Road to Kirwans Bridge-Longwood Road.[7]
Start Date: December 2009 Completion Date: Open to traffic April 2013.[5]
Shepparton Bypass
An alignment for the Shepparton bypass has been decided. The bypass will cross the Goulburn River at Toolamba and travel west of Mooroopna rejoining the existing highway north of Congupna[1].
Proposed Shepparton Bypass to be funded by Auslink 2 (2009–2014)[2].
Strathmerton Deviation
This realignment will bypass the small townships of Strathmerton and Yarroweyah and avoid dangerous bends south of the Murray River crossing at Tocumwal[3].
Proposed Strathmerton Deviation to be funded by Auslink 2 (2009–2014)[4].
Exits & intersections
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Goulburn Valley Freeway  |
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Northbound exits / intersections  |
Distance to Shepparton (km) |
Distance to Melbourne (km) |
Southbound exits / intersections |
End Goulburn Valley Freeway  continues as Goulburn Valley Highway  to Shepparton, Tocumwal and Brisbane |
16 | 173 | Start Goulburn Valley Freeway from Goulburn Valley Highway |
| Ross Road / Karramomus Road |
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| Doyles Road |
18 | 171 | Doyles Road |
| Arcadia, Tamleugh West Arcadia Road |
20 | 169 | Tamleugh West, Arcadia Arcadia Road |
| Euroa Arcadia Two Chain Road |
21 | 168 | Euroa Arcadia Two Chain Road |
| Zocks Road |
21.5 | 167.5 | Zocks Road |
| Arcadia Noonans Road |
23 | 166 | Noonans Road |
| Baliffs Road |
25 | 164 | Baliffs Road |
| Murchison, Violet Town Murchison-Violet Town Road  |
27 | 162 | Violet Town, Murchison Murchison-Violet Town Road |
| Douglas Road / Burkes Road |
31 | 158 | Burkes / Douglas Road |
| Murchison East, Monea Dargalong Road |
36 | 153 | Monea, Murchison East Dargalong Road |
| Murchison, Rushworth, Tatura Wahring-Murchison East Road  |
39 | 150 | no exit |
| Wahring, Euroa Wahring-Euroa Road |
42 | 147 | Euroa, Wahring Wahring-Euroa Road |
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| Nagambie, Longwood Kirwans Bridge-Longwood Road  |
46 | 143 | Nagambie, Longwood, Heathcote Kirwans Bridge-Longwood Road |
| Nagambie, Heathcote, Avenel Mitchellstown Road  |
59 | 130 | Avenel, Nagambie Mitchellstown Road |
| Aerodrome Road |
65 | 124 | Aerodrome Road |
| Mangalore Gerrards Road |
68 | 121 | Mangalore Gerrards Road |
| Selectors Road / Nalinga Road |
73 | 116 | Nalinga Road / Selectors Road |
| Start Goulburn Valley Freeway from Hume Freeway  |
75 | 114 | Seymour, Yea Goulburn Valley Highway  |
| Wodonga, Sydney Hume Freeway |
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| End Goulburn Valley Freeway continues as Hume Freeway to Melbourne |
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See also
References
- ↑ Goulburn Valley Highway, VicRoads Site. Retrieved on 1 July 2008.
- ↑ VicRoads. VicRoads Annual Report 2000-01, Kew, Victoria: VicRoads, 2001, p. 31
- ↑ VicRoads. VicRoads Annual Report 2002-03, Kew, Victoria: VicRoads, 2003, p. 14
- ↑ VicRoads. VicRoads Annual Report 2007-08, Kew, Victoria: VicRoads, 2008, p. 35
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 VicRoads. Annual Report 2012-13, Kew, Victoria: VicRoads, 2013, p. 20
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