Significant arterial road and freeway improvements underway or planned in Melbourne’s south eastern suburbs include:
Berwick - Cranbourne Road, Clyde North
Cheltenham Road, Keysborough
Cranbourne - Frankston Road, Langwarrin and Cranbourne South
Sladen Street, Cranbourne
Eastlink - Mitcham to Frankston
Monash - CityLink - Westgate Upgrade, Dandenong to Williamstown
Narre Warren - Cranbourne Road, Narre Warren
Nepean Highway - Mordialloc Creek Bridge
Pakenkam Bypass (Princes Freeway)
Pound Road Upgrade, Dandenong South
South Road extension and package of works, City of Kingston
Thompsons Road, Carrum Downs and Cranbourne
Western Port Highway, Langwarrin
A $17 million State Government funded project extending the duplication of Berwick-Cranbourne Road at Clyde North from Grices Road to Thompsons Road, with a roundabout being constructed at the Thompsons Road intersection.
Construction started: May 2007 Completion: third quarter of 2008
Length of works: 2km
A $13 million State Government funded project to widen Cheltenham Road at Keysborough. An additional traffic lane is being constructed westbound between Chandler Road and Springvale Road with improvements to the Cheltenham Road/Springvale Road intersection. Exclusive bus lanes are being provided along Cheltenham Road between Lakeview Boulevard and Springvale Road, and north along Springvale Road approaching the Cheltenham Road intersection.
Construction started: May 2006 Completion: early 2008
Length of works: 3.5km
An $11.4 million State Government funded project extending the duplication of Cranbourne-Frankston Road between Centre Road and Western Port Highway at Langwarrin. The project builds on the benefits of the recently completed duplication works between Warrandyte Road and Centre Road.
Construction started: September 2007 Completion: end of 2008
Length of works: 1.4km
A $30 million State Government funded project extending the duplication of Cranbourne-Frankston Road between Hall Road and Western Port Highway at Cranbourne South.
Construction start: mid 2008 Completion: early 2010
Length of works: 3.5km
A $21 million State Government funded project to duplicate Sladen Street to provide two lanes in each direction between Scott Street and Hall Road. Traffic signals are being installed at the intersections of Cemetery/Fairbairn Roads, Hall Road, Scott Street/Grant Street and in the vicinity of St. Peters Catholic College and Amstel Golf Club.
Construction started: May 2006 Completion: early 2008
Length of works: 2.7km
A 40 km privately-funded tollway extending from the Eastern Freeway at Mitcham through to Frankston. For further information visit the Eastlink website.
Construction started: 2004 Completion expected: 2008
A $1.39 billion project to improve traffic flow and safety along the Monash - CityLink - West Gate freeway corridor including additional lanes, changes to enhance peak hour traffic flows on the West Gate Bridge, improved entry/exit ramps and implementation of an intelligent freeway management system. Works on various sections are funded by the State Government and Transurban. For further information visit the Monash-CityLink-West Gate website.
Construction started: September 2007 Completion: in stages to late 2010
A $7.4 million State Government funded project to duplication Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road to provide two lanes in each direction between Centre Road and Pound Road in Narre Warren.
Construction start: mid 2008 Completion: end of 2009
Length of works: 1km
A State Government funded project to widen and reconstruct the Mordialloc Creek Bridge on the Nepean Highway at Mordialloc, providing two lanes in each direction over Mordialloc Creek.
Construction started: June 2007 Completion: late 2008
The Pakenham Bypass is a $242 million project jointly funded by the State Government and the Australian Government. The new route extends the freeway-standard route east from Beaconsfield, bypassing the townships of Officer and Pakenham, and reconnecting with the Princes Freeway at Nar Nar Goon.
Construction started: August 2005 Completion: December 2007
Length of works: 20 km
A $36.8 State Government funded project to widen and upgrade the Pound Road Bridge over the South Gippsland Freeway to the South Gippsland Highway.
Construction start: end of 2009 Completion: mid 2011
The $24.5 million South Road Extension was completed and opened to traffic in September 2007. The project extended South Road from Warrigal Road to Old Dandenong Road. VicRoads is currently undertaking a further package of works in the City of Kingston including traffic intersection improvements at Old Dandenong Road and Kingston Road, and traffic flow improvements at White Street.
A $30.5 million State Government funded project to widen Thompsons Road in Carrum Downs.Works involve widening to provide two lanes in each direction from east of Mornington Peninsula Freeway to EastLink, and three lanes in each direction between EastLink and Dandenong-Frankston Road.
Construction to start: mid 2008 Completion: end of 2009
Length of works: 4km
A $22 million State Government funded project to widen Thompson Road in Cranbourne. Works involve widening the road to three lanes in each direction between South Gippsland Highway and Rosebank Drive and two lanes in each direction between Rosebank Drive and Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road.
Construction start: mid 2008 Completion: end of 2009
Length of works: 1.7km
A $36.8 million State Government funded project to extend the Western Port Highway duplication from the Cranbourne-Frankston Road to North Road at Langwarrin. Works involve widening and reconstruction - providing two lanes in each direction separated by a central median.
Construction start: late 2007 Completion: early 2009
Length of works: 4.2km
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