Work is set to start on a major construction project in Lara, with a $133 million contract signed to expand the capacity of Barwon Prison by 196 beds.

Work to provide new cells to house more than 616 prisoners will begin shortly, with the signing of a $41 million contract to manufacture 460 prefabricated steel modular cells for five Victorian pri

Pedestrians now have additional protection along the Bourke Street Mall shopping precinct following the completion of significant security upgrades.

Improvements to safety across Melbourne are continuing as works to install more than 100 permanent barriers and bollards at Flinders Street Station and Princes Bridge begin.