COMMUNITY HEALESVILLE- ROAD UPGRADE UPDATE NOVEMBER 2019 We’re upgrading Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road to make it quicker, easier and safer to get you where you need to be.

The Healesville-Koo Wee Rup We’ll keep you informed as the project What we’ll do progresses via: Road Upgrade is part of the • add an extra lane in each direction South Eastern Roads Upgrade. • letters between and • door knocks Manks Road Project update • information sessions • install new roundabouts at Ballarto Road and Hall Road, In September, we received proposals • our website as well as south of Deep Creek from three shortlisted bidders to deliver • local community events. the South Eastern Roads Upgrade. We • install new traffic lights at expect a contractor to be on board in We expect to start construction on Greenhills Road early 2020. the South Eastern Roads Upgrade • widen the existing Princes Freeway from mid-to-late 2020. ramp roundabouts We’ll work with our contractor to develop the detailed design and We’ll know more about the exact timing • build a new bridge over Deep Creek planned construction of the Healesville- of the Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road near the water recycling plant Koo Wee Rup Road Upgrade. Upgrade early next year. • build a new shared walking and cycling path • add safety barriers along the road.

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Authorised by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Not to scale Extra lanes from Princes Freeway to Manks Road Existing road converted to service road New trac lights New roundabout Bald Hill Road Upgraded existing roundabout McDonalds Drain Road with extra lanes

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Soldiers Road

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Island Road

Watson Road

Manks Road

Project benefits Speed limits Proposed timeline The upgrade will: As part of the project, the speed limit on Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road south of Early 2018 • improve traffic flow and Deep Creek will return to 100km/hr. travel times Project announcement • provide an upgraded Construction impacts From 2018 alternative north-south route We’re committed to minimising impacts in the Pakenham South area Public consultation to the local community and all road • lower the risk and severity users during construction. We’ll keep you Late 2019 of crashes by adding safety informed and provide advance notice of barriers. scheduled disruptions. Evaluate tender submissions Given the number of transport projects Early 2020 underway across , we’ll maintain Award contract Safety improvements a coordinated approach with other projects to minimise disruptions. As part of the Healesville-Koo Wee Mid-2020 Rup Road Upgrade, we’ll install safety barriers and build safer intersections. Environment Develop detailed design These changes will improve safety for all We’re committed to minimising impacts Mid-to-late 2020 road users by reducing the likelihood and on the local environment, while we severity of crashes. This will also mean build safer and more accessible roads Start construction on a number of right turns will be removed for everyone. We’ll always work to South Eastern Roads Upgrade and some drivers may need to make a minimise the amount of trees that small detour to reach their destination. need to be removed. Where vegetation End of 2025 Safe U-turns will be available at Hall impacts cannot be avoided, we’ll seek Finish construction Road, Ballarto Road and south of Deep opportunities to offset these impacts and Creek. plant more trees in the area.

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