Four major road projects currently underway in our City’s growth areas are set to radically reduce congestion on our roads and shorten residents’ commute times.
These congestion combating projects will help to relieve traffic along major north-south arterial routes, Berwick-Cranbourne Road and Clyde Road, by constructing alternate routes and new intersections, which will provide direct access into new residential estates.
Understanding some 88 per cent of residents have concerns with congestion on our city’s roads, Council has partnered with the development industry and the Department of Transport to bring forward these crucial projects for our growing community.
The major road projects include:
- Tuckers Road
Continuing previous upgrades to the northern section of the road, these works will upgrade the southern section of the road from its intersection with Hardys Road to offer a safer, more consistent, more efficient commute.
- Hardys Road
Hardys Road will be upgraded between its intersection with Berwick-Cranbourne Road and Pound Road. Works also include the construction of a new signalised intersection and multiple intersections at new residential estates and the future Hardys Road Major Town Centre.
- Bells Road
A new north-south arterial road, Bells Road will stretch from the Monash Freeway’s new Beaconsfield interchange to Clyde, while providing direct connections to bordering new estates and significantly relieving congestion on surrounding arterial roads.
South Gippsland Highway and Glasscocks Road intersection
This major project will connect Glasscocks Road to South Gippsland Highway and include a signalised traffic intersection, providing an alternative east-west link to Thompsons Road, which is already experiencing significant congestion. The works will improve travel times and road safety for vehicles and pedestrians in the Cranbourne North area.
