Princes Highway Duplication
No set date for highway completion
Workers on the Princes Highway duplication east of Colac have raced ahead, but the road’s likely finish date is still unclear.
Bridge upgrade starting
Work on Colac’s Barongarook Creek Bridge upgrade will begin this month, with contractors building a temporary steel bridge.
Contractors ready to start last stage
Motorists could be driving on a new section of the Princes Highway this week and should see work starting on the third section of the Winchelsea-to-Colac duplication next month.
MP calls for action to end ‘bitter’ feud
A State MP has called on the State Government to intervene and end a bitter feud between Birregurra landholders and a quarry developer.
Highway already behind schedule
Delays have already hit the Princes Highway duplication between Colac and Winchelsea, with VicRoads confirming work is already six months behind schedule.
ROAD TO SOMEWHERE: Politicians take aim over ‘biased’ highway report
CORANGAMITE MP Sarah Henderson has slammed a “city-centric” study which failed to consider the Princes Highway’s vital role in Australia’s agriculture and tourism industries.
ROAD RAGE: Traffic detour angers resident
A COLAC man is questioning VicRoads’ decision to divert traffic down small residential streets during an upgrade of the Colac East railway bridge.
PROPERTY BOOM: House prices jump almost 40 per cent
THE Colac district has the “best performing” property market in regional Victoria with median house prices jumping 38 per cent over the past five years.