Road design - Muckleford-Yapeen Road

Mount Alexander Shire Council is committed to improving road conditions within the shire through continued maintenance and upgrading of the existing road network.

In order to deliver our program of road upgrade and rehabilitation projects we need to complete detailed investigations and design of some of the roads we need to do works on.

The objective of this project is to develop design and tender documentation for the rehabilitation and upgrade of selected roads and intersections.

This project involves:

Pavement widening on Muckleford-Yapeen Road.

Our intent is to widen the existing single lane road to accommodate two sealed vehicle lanes and unsealed shoulders. We will also look at the intersection with the Pyrenees Highway as we understand there are concerns at this intersection.

View the locality map(DOCX, 82KB). 

The proposed road widening project for Muckleford Yapeen Road was initiated in 2021 and was not completed. Following a detailed assessment and preliminary design, significant issues were identified with the works, there were several key safety and environmental issues that were not addressed with the design.

Incorporating these safety improvements to the design and managing and mitigating likely environmental impacts with the proposed road upgrade, significantly increased the scope and cost of the project.

Due to the likely cost increase, the project in its original scope and form was no longer considered viable under current and future Council budget processes.

Localised safety improvements may be considered into the future if funding becomes available.