Major Road Projects Victoria has started the next stage of work for the Berwick-Cranbourne Road intersection.
Works to upgrade the intersection of Berwick-Cranbourne and Narre Warren-Cranbourne roads has moved to its second stage, with traffic switched onto the newly built lanes last week as part of fully completing the intersection in mid-2024.
Last week, the crews reopened Cameron Street to traffic at Berwick-Cranbourne Road, with drivers now able to turn in and out of the temporary intersection, except for right turns into Cameron Street from Sladen Street.
Detours are in place via Thompsons Road, South Gippsland Highway, Broad Oak Drive, and Berwick-Cranbourne Road.
By upgrading the intersection in two stages, the project has avoided fully closing Berwick-Cranbourne Road and Sladen Street at Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road, keeping the road open throughout our works.
The crew has also reopened Rochester Parade, giving residents easier access to homes, Hunters Green Retirement Village, and Hunt Club Village shopping centre.
Works are now underway to upgrade the Camms Road intersection, which is set to open in mid-2024.
The traffic lights were also switched on recently at Lyall Street and New Holland Drive, creating a four-way signalised intersection, including new pedestrian crossings.
While Lyall Street was closed, crews installed a large amount of underground drainage, relocated utility services, and added extra lanes.
Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road is closed between New Holland Drive and Berwick-Cranbourne Road until mid-2024 as the crew completes works on the intersection. Gwenton Avenue will remain closed at Berwick-Cranbourne Road until mid-April, with detours in place via Eliburn and Elmslie drives.
During work, the crew has installed lighting and over 600 metres of kerbs, laid approximately 3,000 tones of asphalt, built a new shared-use path for the community, and relocated major underground utilities.
The crew has future-proofed the local gas network by decommissioning over 520 metres of unused gas services below the road surface and installing wider gas networks below the new road, making it more reliable for years to come.
The Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road Upgrade features more than nine kilometres of shared walking and cycling paths, providing a better connection to the nearby residents and educational institutions, Casey Stadium, Casey RACE, and the Cranbourne main street shopping area.
The crew has been forging ahead with works along the project, with major works underway at Camms Road and South Gippsland Highway as well as finishing works at Kingdom Drive, Majestic Boulevard, and Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road.
Once complete, this project, alongside the Hall Road Upgrade, which finished major construction in February nine months ahead of schedule, and recent upgrades to Thompsons Road and Western Port Highway will make it easier and safer for the community to move around Cranbourne.
