THE federal government has promised to spend $10 million upgrading the Western Port Highway.
With the election called by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, campaigning is now in full swing. Federal infrastructure minister Catherine King visited the Western Port Highway last week to make the announcement – she said the money would go towards building road barriers and a centre-dividing barrier. “We’re fixing roads right across the state; we’ve doubled our road maintenance funding to local councils, reinstated road maintenance indexation that was scrapped under the former government, and are investing heavily in our regions and cities,” King said.
The money is part of a $1.2 billion “road blitz” paid for by the federal and Victorian state governments, King said. Dunkley MP Jodie Belyea said “this critical safety improvement will make it safe for the Western Port Highway to be a 100kmph speed limit.” Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus also attended – he said, “These roadside barriers, including a centre dividing barrier, are urgently needed to make the Western Port Highway safe for its 100kmph speed limit.”
First published in the Frankston Times – 8 April 2025