REPAIRS to flood-damaged and dangerous sections of a road used by school busses will start in days.
Department of Transport and Planning says it will also plan future work on the Boort-Pyramid Hill Road.
Temporary speed limits remain on the section at Yarrawalla and local farmers are also calling for construction of a large culvert to cope with future flooding.
The road has craters up to two metres wide and 10cm deep after latest damage in the summer storm floods.
Department executive director for the Loddon Mallee and Hume region, Anthony Judd, said last week:  “We’ll be starting repairs to this section of road in the next two weeks after it was badly damaged by recent flooding, along with additional planning for future repairs at this site.
“In the meantime, a reduced speed limit will remain in place for the safety of all road users.”
Works at the site will be major pavement repairs to rebuild the road surface and sub-surface after they were damaged by recent flooding and extreme rainfall.
The works are part of the Victorian Government’s $770 million investment in maintaining Victoria’s road assets, with the majority of this funding set to be spent rebuilding, repairing and resurfacing roads across regional areas of the state. According to the department, Victoria has also experienced further flood and storm events since December.
An additional $99.5 million emergency roadworks package has also been allocated by the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments in order to repair the most badly flood-damaged roads across the state.
Meanwhile, overtaking lanes on the Calder Highway at Derby, originally promised to be finished four years ago, could be back on the works list.
The project came to a standstill  when the Federal Government reviewed its infrastructure spend last year - a 90-day review turning into almost six months before decisions were made.
 A department spokesperson said: “Now that we have confirmation of Commonwealth funding for this project, we’re finalising planning for this important project. We’ll keep the community informed as these plans progress,” they said.
Under the Australian Government $12.4 million commitment to overtaking lanes on the Calder Highway corridor between Melbourne and Mildura, the Australian Government has allocated $8.03 million of northbound and southbound overtaking lanes on the Calder Highway between Bridgewater and Marong.