The next stage of the Narre Warren North Road Upgrade is set to commence this week, with works beginning on the Ernst Wanke Road and Narre Warren North Road intersection.
From Wednesday 11 January at 11.59pm to Wednesday 25 January at 5pm, the intersection at Ernst Wanke Road and Narre Warren North Road will be closed in all directions as crews work to remove the existing asphalt, install drainage, upgrade signal connections for the new traffic lights and safety cameras and lay new asphalt and line markings, authorities said.
There will be no through access at the intersection during the two-week period, so works can be done to widen the intersection and build new through lanes.
There will be lane closures and reduced speed limits down from 60km/h to 40km/hr on Narre Warren North Road throughout the works period, with traffic barriers installed at the Ernst Wanke Road and Narre Warren North Road intersection in all directions.
Detours will be in place via Monash Freeway, Parkhill Drive and Belgrave-Hallam Road.
With the intersection closed, bus stops nearest to the intersection and along Kurrajong Road will be closed.
PTV will run Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) compliant taxis in place of regular buses for some stops.
In order to reduce the closure duration at the Ernst Wanke Road and Narre Warren North Road intersection, night works will occur and enable crews to complete the required works as quickly and safely as possible.
Major Road Projects Victoria program director Brendan Pauwels said the closure had been scheduled for the January school holidays to reduce the impact on the community.
Authorities said they would work to reopen the intersection as quickly and safely as possible.
In February, the final stage of building new lanes between Belgrave-Hallam and Fox roads will commence, authorities said.
Bollards will be moved around the centre median and both carriageways will be open with one lane operating in each direction to allow crews to build the centre median, install guard rail and the traffic signals at Memorial Drive as well as complete landscaping works.
During this stage of works, Memorial Drive will be left in and left out only, with the full intersection due to open by mid-2023. There will be no change for motorists accessing Brundrett and Crawley roads.
The unsignalised U-turn slot north of Brundrett Road will be closed and the signalised U-turn at Belgrave-Hallam Road will remain open.
Narre Warren North Road provides vital north-south connectivity in Melbourne’s growing south-eastern suburbs.
The road upgrade will build on the State Government’s investment into Melbourne’s arterial road network which includes widening Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road between Thompsons Road and the South Gippsland Highway.
When both projects are complete, the communities of Narre Warren and Cranbourne will be connected by four lanes all the way from Heatherton Road to South Gippsland Highway.
Construction on the Narre Warren North Road Upgrade is expected to be completed by mid-2023.
