Goulburn Valley Highway

The Goulburn Valley Highway / ^[2] is a highway located in Victoria, Australia. The section north beyond the Hume Freeway is part of the Melbourne to Brisbane National Highway (together with Hume Freeway) and is the main link between these two cities as well as a major link between Victoria and inland New South Wales. The highway roughly follows the course of the Goulburn River, a tributary of the Murray River. The Highway serves the fruit and vegetable growing areas of the Goulburn Valley in Victoria, one of Australia's most productive agricultural regions. The highway runs from Eildon to Tocumwal and then crosses the Murray River to join the Newell Highway in New South Wales.

Route

• - 2 Lane single carrageway sealed road with shoulders
  • Between Eildon and the Hume Freeway

• - 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 just south of the Wahring Roadhouse
  • Between Ross Road, Arcadia (17 km south of Shepparton) 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.

Freeway Upgrade

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.

Arcadia duplication

Work commenced on the 11 kilometre duplication of the Arcadia section in July 2006 and is now open to traffic.

Nagambie bypass

The Nagambie Bypass is currently under construction and is due to be completed by mid 2012

Shepparton bypass

The route for the Shepparton Bypass has been finalised, however, no construction date has been set.

Strathmerton deviation

The route for the Strathmerton Deviation has been finalised, however, no construction date has been set. see Goulburn Valley Freeway.

Major intersections and towns

See also

• Highways in Australia
• Highways in Victoria

References