Goulburn Valley Highway
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| Length | 212 km |
| General direction | Northeast-Southeast |
| From |  Newell Highway, NSW/Vic border south of Tocumwal, New South Wales |
| via | Strathmerton, Vic., Shepparton, Nagambie, Seymour, Yea, Alexandra |
| To | Lake Eildon, Eildon, Victoria |
| Allocation | NSW/Vic Border-Arcadia & Nagambie:
 Hume Freeway-Yea:  Yea-Cathkin:  Cathkin-Eildon |
| Major Junctions |  Murray Valley Highway Midland Highway Hume Freeway Melba Highway Maroondah Highway Maroondah Highway Link Maroondah Highway |
The Goulburn Valley Highway / Freeway (
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[edit] Highway sections
[edit] Goulburn Valley Highway
- 2 Lane single carrageway sealed road with shoulders
- Between Eildon and the Hume Freeway (M31)
[edit] Goulburn Valley Freeway
- 4 lane dual carrageway with tactile road lines, wide shoulders and rest areas
- Between the Hume Freeway and 5 km south of Nagambie
- Between the Wahring Roadhouse and Murchison to Violet Town Road(C345)
[edit] Goulburn Valley Highway
- 2 lane single carrageway with tactile road lines, wide shoulders and small sections of 3 or 4 lane single carrageway road for overtaking.
- Between 5 km south of Nagambie and the Wahring Roadhouse
- Between Murchison to Violet Town Road and the Murray River
The highway crosses the Victoria/New South Wales border at the Murray River and continues north through New South Wales as the Newell Highway.
[edit] Speed limit
Excluding stretches of highway through towns, the highway sections have a speed limit of 100 km/h while freeway sections have a limit of 110 km/h.
[edit] Future development
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 and will ultimately bypass all towns between the junction with the Hume Freeway and the New South Wales border.
[edit] Arcadia duplication
Work commenced on the 11 kilometre duplication of the Arcadia section in July 2006 and is now open to traffic.
[edit] Nagambie bypass
A decision on the Nagambie bypass alignment will be made in late 2006. A program for construction of the Nagambie Bypass has not been agreed on.
[edit] 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.
A program for construction has not been agreed on.
[edit] 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.
This project is not scheduled for several years.
