Road Photos & Information: Victoria: Ballarat-Buninyong Road (C294)

Ballarat-Buninyong Road (C294)

Statistics:

• Length: 10 km
• Northern Terminus: Barkly Street (C298) at Ballarat
• Southern Terminus: Midland Highway (A300) at Buninyong
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Ballarat East, Golden Point, Canadian, Mt Clear, Mt Helen and Buninyong

Route Numbering:

• Current:  
• Former:   1
• VicRoads Internal Classification: 5182 2

General Information:

C294 is the former alignment of the Midland Highway, and is a route that runs parallel with the Midland Hwy (A300) between Ballarat and Buninyong, and acts as an alternate route between the 2 towns, and also services east Ballarat and the small towns between Ballarat and Buninyong.

History:

• 1986-1990: Signposted as SR149 1
• 2007: Installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Buninyong-Ballarat Road and Hocking Avenue, Mount Clear. 3

Buninyong to Ballarat (Northbound)			Ballarat to Buninyong (Southbound)
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign missing route numbers on Main Road (C294) at East Ballarat approaching the northern terminus of C294, Barkly Street (C298), December 2006 Image © Rob Tilley			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign on the junction with Barkly St (C298) in East Ballarat, December 2006 Image © Rob Tilley
				Distance Sign: RD sign after the Barkly St intersection in Ballarat East, December 2006 Image © Rob Tilley
				AD Sign: Advance directional sign approaching Bradshaw and Lal Lal Street at Golden Point, December 2006 Image © Rob Tilley

1 Viseth Uch
2 VicRoads Road Management Plan, October 2004
3 City of Ballarat web site