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But flash flooding could affect several highways on Friday.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood watch notice for Loddon, Avoca, Campaspe and Gouburn rivers, among others.
VicRoads warned possible flash flooding locations included the Pyrenees Highway, Wimmera Highway, Loddon Valley Highway, Calder Highway and the Calder Alternative Highway.
It urged people to take extreme care in difficult driving conditions, and to avoid being on the roads if possible.
For those who do need to drive, VicRoads offered these simple steps to improve road safety:
- Wet weather should be a prompt to slow down on the roads
- Don't walk, ride or drive through flood water. You wouldn’t drive through flames, so don’t drive through floods
- Be aware cars can float in as little as 15cm of water – that’s water the depth of an average pen
- Leave a greater distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front
- Turn on your headlights
- Be alert for other road users who may be difficult to see, such as motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians
- If the rain is too heavy for your wipers to cope, the best course of action is to pull over and wait until visibility improves
- Make sure your car is safe and in a roadworthy condition – in particular, check tyres, windscreen wipers and brake lights
If you see any problems on roads, report them to the VicRoads Traffic Management Centre on 13 11 70.
In an emergency, call Triple Zero.
- For the latest information visit traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au
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Cassandra Dalgleish
Digital specialist at the Bendigo Advertiser, via Wimmera Mail-Times, Stawell Times-News and Ararat Advertiser. Formerly a news journalist and sub-editor. I do the behind-the-scenes work to help journalists bring their stories to life online.
Digital specialist at the Bendigo Advertiser, via Wimmera Mail-Times, Stawell Times-News and Ararat Advertiser. Formerly a news journalist and sub-editor. I do the behind-the-scenes work to help journalists bring their stories to life online.
