Works on the O’Shea Road Upgrade are progressing as part of stage two of the Monash Freeway Upgrade.
Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) have relocated above ground powerlines to underground to provide a safer and more reliable supply for the community.
In the next couple of weeks, MRPV will switch traffic onto the new asphalt and continue widening the north side of O’Shea Road.
As part of the project, O’Shea Road will be upgraded to three lanes in each direction between Clyde Road and Soldiers Road.
O’Shea Road will also be extended to join the Beaconsfield interchange, and a shared walking and cycling path will be built along O’Shea Road between Clyde Road, Berwick and the Princes Highway, Beaconsfield.
The design for the O’Shea Road Upgrade has been independently audited to ensure that it meets road safety requirements.
The updated design includes adding centre median openings at Moondarra Drive, Riveria Drive and Jembecca Drive, adding safety barriers from Greaves Road to beyond the Beaconsfield interchange, adding new road lighting on Greaves Road and O’Shea Road and planting approximately 43,000 Australian trees, plants, shrubs and ground cover between Greaves Road and the Beaconsfield interchange.
O’Shae Road will be closed from Clyde Road to Soldiers Road from 8pm, Friday 4 March to 5am Monday 7 March.
Major construction is set to commence on O’Shea Road in mid 2021 and be completed in 2022.
Once complete, the upgrade aims to reduce congestion and take the pressure off Clyde Road.
