- Published:
- Monday 27 April 2026 at 12:00 pm
The Victorian Budget 2026/27 invests a record $1.04 billion to rebuild, repair and resurface roads across Victoria.
That’s enough to get rid of 200,000 potholes, 200,000 graffiti tags, and much more.
This is the biggest roads blitz in the state's history – with 70 per cent of the funds going to regional Victoria.
Labor’s record investment will:
- rebuild, repair and resurface arterial roads
- maintain bridges and traffic lights
- deliver emergency roadworks
- mow, slash and spray grass and weeds along roadsides
- repair or replace signs
A $36.9 million blitz will clean up our 10 busiest freeways with rubbish and graffiti removal, mowing and more:
- Monash Freeway
- Princes Freeway West
- Western Freeway
- West Gate Freeway
- Hume Freeway
- Calder Freeway
- Western Ring Road
- South Gippsland Freeway
- Mornington Peninsula Freeway
- Tullamarine Freeway
Crews are out on the network now as part of last year’s then-record investment in road maintenance. They have:
- repaired 187,000 potholes – equivalent to one every five metres between Melbourne and Sydney
- cleaned up 127,000m² of graffiti – equivalent to around 3,500 billboards completely covered in graffiti
- mowed 1,900,000 metres – the distance from Melbourne to Brisbane
- crews have also repaired or replaced 31,000 signs and inspected 13,600 barriers.
Labor has invested nearly $3 billion over the past three years – the largest sustained investment in road maintenance in Victoria's history.
In that time, we have averaged $993 million in yearly funding towards maintaining our roads.
Jess Wilson has no plan for filling potholes – or filling her $11.5 billion budget black hole.
Only Labor has new solutions to make life easier, safer and more affordable.
And now with 20 per cent off rego and half-price PT, it’s cheaper to drive and cheaper to ride.
Quote attributable to Premier Jacinta Allan
"This is the biggest roads blitz in the state's history, and most of that money is going to regional Victoria."
“We’re delivering better, safer roads – and with 20% off rego, it’s cheaper to get around.”
Quote attributable to Minister for Road and Road Safety Ros Spence
“We’re rebuilding and repairing the roads that Victorians depend on every day.”
"Victorians are already seeing the results with 187,000 potholes removed this year – now we're doubling down."