Riders through the Yarra Valley are again free to choose the Melba Highway route following reopening of the completed road through Dixons Creek.
A 130-metre section slid down the slope earlier in the year following a severe rainfall period and repairs were technically challenging and disruptive to traffic.
The route carries thousands of daily commuters and underpins tourism and agriculture industries in the Yarra Valley and beyond.
Major works to repair the two landslips involved:
- excavating and removing the road pavement
- building retaining walls
- reinstating and stabilising the road asphalt layers
- improving drainage
- reinstating safety barriers, signs and line marking.
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