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Posted on Wednesday 23rd of October, 2019,
The past two years has seen significant investment by the State and Federal Governments in transformative projects across Greater Shepparton, including:
With this investment in the future of Greater Shepparton, the demand on the local and arterial road network is expected to continue to increase and, if unplanned, the associated increased traffic volumes could lead to undesirable outcomes for all road users such as impacts on road safety, amenity, congestion, travel time variability, and reducing network resilience and efficiency.
Greater Shepparton City Council, in collaboration with the Department of Transport (DOT), Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) and Regional Roads Victoria (RRV), are planning for these expected changes to mitigate the impact of growth on the traffic network. To achieve this, a number of strategic transport network planning studies are being undertaken to determine the future role and function of roads and intersections across the arterial and local road network. This will inform the future redesign and upgrade of key intersections and roads across the urban area.
Council has engaged GTA Consultants Pty Ltd to collect data across the local and arterial road network to investigate the efficiency and effectiveness of the existing network. MRPV and RRV are working to complete further planning studies on the wider Shepparton and Mooroopna road network to help inform a number of future arterial road upgrades, particularly Stage 1 of the Goulburn Valley Highway Shepparton Bypass and the Shepparton Alternative Route.
The purpose of these studies is to provide sufficient information for Council, DOT, MRPV and RRV to make traffic management interventions where appropriate to cut-down on travel time, make roads and intersections safer, and to ease congestion in and around Shepparton and Mooroopna. The results of these traffic studies will help inform future road planning and implementation of a better, safer and more efficient road network for all users across Shepparton. The studies are expected to be complete later this year.
In addition to this, Council and the Victorian Planning Authority prepared the draft Shepparton and Mooroopna 2050: Regional City Growth Plan to build upon and leverage against this unprecedented investment in infrastructure over the past few years. The Growth Plan will:
The draft Growth Plan was endorsed by Council in September 2019 and is out for public comment at the moment.
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