Much of the work is set to begin Monday, just as many people will be returning to work - while the state government is urging people to work from home where they can, there'll still be plenty of delays to watch out for.

On council's construction agenda, more work on Sturt Street will begin in late January, part of $3.7 million worth of streetscape upgrades and a cycling lane between Dawson and Grenville streets.

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There'll also be a major upgrade of the Eastwood Street car park, which is near Little Bridge Street.

Expect a new asphalt surface, a new parking layout, and more trees - the upgrade will cost about $1.5 million.

Developer-funded works to install a roundabout linking the Glenelg Highway with Innsbruck Road will start from mid-January, according to Regional Roads Victoria.

Works will also begin again on the Cuthberts Road rehabilitation, from Smarts Hill Road to Lake Burrumbeet - this is expected to be finished at the end of January.

Meanwhile, major arterials will be closing in Delacombe and Sebastopol for Keeping Ballarat Moving works.

The $60 million state government upgrade of six intersections across Ballarat will soon have three sites under construction at once.

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The good news is that the new Gillies Street and Gregory Street West lights, which will connect a new east-west arterial to the Ballarat Link Road and Ring Road, are almost complete.

The lights themselves are up, and must now be synchronised with the nearby level crossing - expect them to be switched on soon, but keep an eye out for some more temporary lane closures.

The bad news is for people who live in the south-west, which is a lot of people - roads around the Delacombe Town Centre will be closed on and off through January as the Glenelg Highway and Wiltshire Lane roundabout is replaced with traffic lights.

Depending on the weather, Cherry Flat Road will be closed from Monday - business access will remain open, and RRV is urging drivers to take detours where they can.

The corner of the Smythes Road service road will be closed permanently later this month, with residents to be informed ahead of time - access to the north and south of the service road will be maintained from Wiltshire Lane and the Glenelg Highway.

Further up Wiltshire Lane, expect more road closures - again, this will be weather-dependent, but Wiltshire Lane from Latrobe Street to Paddys Drive will be closed southbound from Monday, northbound from January 14, and in both directions, from Winter Street, from January 24.

Then in February, parts of Hertford Street will be closed for at least six weeks as construction begins on new traffic lights at the Albert Street intersection.

Exact times on this closure will be released closer to the date, but RRV has confirmed Hertford Street from Albert Street to Clarkson Street will be closed in both directions.

There'll be more fun on the roads to come as designs are finalised for a new intersection at the corner of Dyson Drive and Carngham Road, and early works begin on a new set of traffic lights and more lanes at the Docwra Street intersection with the Midland Highway in Sebastopol.

In a separate project, traffic lights will soon be installed on Nolan Street near the entrance to the train station's new car park and bus interchange on the newly-christened Railway Parade - these will replace the temporary lights currently installed, with work expected to be finished by February.

An application for a heritage permit to build a new roundabout on Remembrance Drive at Madden Road in Cardigan is also before Heritage Victoria, while streetscape works on Mair Street and roundabout works at the Rubicon and Talbot streets intersection in Redan are also expected, thanks to federal Black Spot funding as well as intersection improvements at Dana and Dawson streets.

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The City of Ballarat's road and drainage network has received some damage from the storms, according to a council spokesperson.

The most impact has been experienced on unsealed roads, primarily in and around the Invermay and Nerrina suburbs, they said in a statement.

City of Ballarat crews have worked over the past two days to repair washed out roads and restore access to properties in this area.

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