VicRoads

About VicRoads

VicRoads is the registered business name of the Roads Corporation a statutory Corporation within the Victorian Government infrastructure portfolio. The infrastructure portfolio comes under the responsibility of the Minister for Roads and Ports.

Our purpose is to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits to communities throughout Victoria by managing the Victorian arterial road network and its use as an integral part of the overall transport system.

The functions and objects of the Corporation are outlined in the Transport Act 1983 Road Safety Act 1986 and the Road Management Act 2004. These Acts provide VicRoads with the powers to manage the 22320 km of Victoria's arterial road network implement road safety strategies and programs and provide vehicle registration and driver licensing services. VicRoads employ approximately 2700 staff to work in partnership with other government agencies local government and the private sector to provide road registration and licensing services throughout Victoria.