WESTERN ROADS UPGRADE PROJECT OVERVIEW 2019 DUNCANS ROAD INTERCHANGE We're improving access to the freeway and popular tourist attractions in Werribee • reduced congestion and increased We’re working with residents and What are we doing? safety by improving the busy K Road businesses to manage any impacts and At the Duncans Road interchange we’re: intersection will always provide advance notice of • better access for locals to shops our works to reduce disruption as much • building new exit ramps from the and jobs. as possible. Princes Freeway to Duncans Road • building two new bridges over the More than 11,000 Princes Freeway, providing two lanes When are we doing cars and trucks use in each direction the work? the Duncans Road • adding two new ramps for the Works will start in late 2018, with this Princes Freeway at Duncans Road interchange every project expected to be completed by with an entrance for Geelong-bound day, with this number end 2021. traffic and an exit for traffic coming surging during events in from Geelong the tourism precinct. • improving the intersection of K Road Can you expect any and Duncans Road impacts? The interchange is a • building new walking and cycling We’re carefully planning our work to key route for connecting paths along Duncans Road and safe minimise disruptions. road crossing areas. Werribee South to We’ll mostly work behind safety barriers Werribee and to the rest What does this mean during the day so that we minimise of Melbourne. impacts to speed limits and we’ll for you? complete some building activities at night, when there’s less traffic. Upgrading this bridge Here are just some of the benefits will mean it will have you’ll experience when travelling on We’re also coordinating with other this busy road: works in the area to help manage traffic extra lanes to cater for • improved journeys to world class flow and keep you moving. current and anticipated tourist attractions, including Werribee traffic volumes. Open Range Zoo, Werribee Mansion, So we can complete works safely, we may the National Equestrian Centre and need to close lanes and reduce speed the Victorian State Rose Garden at times. We’ll have traffic controllers in place to help keep traffic flowing, but you • new ramps will make it easier to get can expect some delays. It’s a good idea to and from Geelong to plan ahead and add extra time to your journey during these times. roadprojects.vic.gov.au Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne Princes Highway WERRIBEE Duncans Road Federation Trail *Map not to scale TO MELBOURNE Princes Freeway Interchange upgrade New freeway ramps Existing walking and cycling path New walking and cycling path Federation Trail New bridge TO GEELONG Duncans Road Princes Freeway New trac lights Werribee Zoo K Road Duncans Road Interchange Upgrade Werribee River About the Western The Western Roads Upgrade will fix Footscray to Werribee for the next the local roads you rely on every day, 20 years. Once the upgrades are Roads Upgrade transforming eight priority roads in the complete, you’ll experience improved Werribee Park western suburbs as well as improve and safety, reduced congestion and more National Equestrian Centre maintain more than 260km of road from reliable travel times. ProjectWerribee Mansion Start date Project Start date Dunnings Road and Palmers Road (Point Mid 2018 Dohertys Road Mid 2018 Cook Road to Princes Freeway) (Fitzgerald Road to Grieve Parade) On Dunnings Road and Palmers Road we’re On Dohertys Road, between Fitzgerald Road adding one extra lane in each direction. and Grieve Parade, we’re adding one extra We’ll also add a dedicated bus lane in each lane in each direction. direction from Wallace Avenue. Palmers Road Late 2018 Dohertys Road Mid 2018 On Palmers Road we’ll widen the road from (Foundation Road to Palmers Road) two to four lanes between Princes Freeway On Dohertys Road, between Foundation Road and Boundary Road and from two to six lanes and Palmers Road, we’re adding one extra between Boundary Road and Western Freeway. lane in each direction. Derrimut Road Mid 2018 Forsyth Road interchange Early 2019 On Derrimut Road, between Sayers Road and At the Forsyth Road interchange, we’re Dohertys Road, we’re adding one extra lane in adding one extra lane in each direction as each direction. well as straightening Forsyth Road and Old Geelong Road. Leakes Road Mid 2018 Duncans Road interchange Late 2018 On Leakes Road, between Derrimut Road and At the Duncans Road interchange, we’re Fitzgerald Road, we’re adding one extra lane building new entry and exit ramps from in each direction. the Princes Freeway to Duncans Road and replacing the original bridge over the Princes Freeway, widening it from two to four lanes. For languages other than English, CONTACT US please call 9280 0780. [email protected] Follow us on social media Please contact us if you would like this 1800 105 105 @roadprojectsvic information in an accessible format. 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