Length:

10 km

Termini:

Northern: Barkly St (unnumbered) and Main Rd (unnumbered), Bakery Hill

Southern: Midland Hwy (A300) and Warrenheip St (unnumbered) Buninyong

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Bakery Hill, Ballarat East, Golden Point, Canadian, Mt Clear, Mt Helen and Buninyong

Current: C294

Former: 149 ¹

Road Authority Internal Classification: ²

5182

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.

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 Bakery Hill (Ballarat)

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Ballarat East approaching Barkly St and Main Rd, December 2006. C294 terminates at the signals in the distance.

Image © Rob Tilley

Bakery Hill (Ballarat) to Buninyong

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign on the junction with Barkly St 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