Alchester Village Intersection Upgrade

The Victorian Government is upgrading the Mountain Highway, Colchester Road and Albert Avenue intersection in Boronia to a signalised intersection with additional lanes and safer crossings for pedestrian and cyclists. 

Project Update - February 2023

We’d like to thank everyone who provided feedback at either one of our information sessions or via social media and email about the project. 

We’ve reviewed all feedback and are now starting work on the detailed design plans and the necessary land acquisition processes. 

To find out more about the feedback and questions we received during the consultation process, you can view our community engagement report [PDF 652 Kb]. 

About the project

The Victorian Government is upgrading the Mountain Highway, Colchester Road and Albert Avenue intersection in Boronia to a signalised intersection with additional lanes and safer crossings for pedestrian and cyclists. 

The project is part of the Local Road and Intersection Upgrade program, which is boosting the economy by creating more than 350 jobs around the state. 

The program is targeting suburban roads across Melbourne, reducing bottlenecks for drivers and improve safety for other road users.

The $117 million program is funded thanks to investment in the Victorian Budget 2020/21, continuing the Government’s unprecedented state-wide investment in vital infrastructure and service.

The works to be delivered include:

• Replacing the existing roundabout with a signalised intersection
• Additional traffic lanes
• New pedestrian crossings
• Asphalt resurfacing
• Kerb and channel works

Project background

The intersection of Mountain Highway, Colchester Road and Albert Avenue is a single lane roundabout from all approaches with left turn slip lanes provided on the north-west and south-east quadrants of the intersection.

Concerns were raised by the community regarding safety at the intersection and difficulties crossing at all legs of the roundabout, particularly during peak hours.  

Based on the crash history for the five-year period ending June 2020, there were a total of four crashes at the intersection, including one crash at the Alchester Crescent and Albert Avenue intersection. The crashes involved:

• The right turn movement at Alchester Crescent, resulting in other injury 
• Three cross traffic movements, all resulting in other injury.

To address these issues, the Victorian Government has committed funding to replace the existing roundabout with a signalised intersection with additional lanes and new pedestrian crossings.  

Next Steps

Service proving works are required to identify services in the roadway at the intersection.

The works will take place at the following times:

• 8 pm to 5 am, Monday 13 February 2023 to Wednesday 15 February 2023
• 7am to 5 pm, Thursday 16 February 2023 and Friday 17 February 2023.

There will be low level noise associated with digging and traffic management in place due to rolling lane closures.

Traffic delays will be minimal and access to driveways and businesses will not be impacted.

Get in touch

For more information about this project, please get in touch.

Email: [email protected]