Roadworks to widen Talbot’s major London Bridge days away from commencing

The upgrades along the Ballarat- Maryborough Road are backed by a $1.5 million State Government investment from the 2024/25 state budget, in a move to make vehicles approaching the bridge more visible from both directions. Commencing next week, improve-ments will include a wider road shoulder, making it easier and safer for all motorists, including freight operators travelling between Ballarat and Maryborough, to cross the bridge. Crews will then replace the existing kerbs and barriers with new side-mounted barriers, allowing the road shoulder on the bridge to be widened. Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne said the infrastructure was outdated and needed upgrades to accommodate for higher volumes of traffic. “London Bridge is an old bridge that was built in the 1940s. With the increase in volume of trucks on the network and particularly larger trucks, we need to do some important safety upgrades,” she said. “There will be two stages of works. Firstly, we will be cutting the trees back and putting in activated signals to warn cars and trucks of approaching traffic as they are crossing the bridge. The old concrete barriers on either side, we will be removing them and turning them into much slimmer barriers, and resealing the entrances to the bridge as well. “This will give us an additional meter’s worth of space on the bridge, which will make it a much safer and smoother ride for motorists and truck drivers.” 130226 21