Work to duplicate Craigieburn Road has wrapped up after three years of roadworks and traffic disruptions.
During the upgrade, which started in 2021, crews worked to add nearly 20 kilometres of additional lanes to the major arterial road, creating extra capacity between Mickleham Road and the Hume Highway.
Roundabouts were replaced with traffic lights at Mickleham Road, Waterview Boulevard and Hardy Avenue/Walters Street, while intersections were upgraded at Vantage Boulevard, Aitken Boulevard, Lygon Drive, Bridgewater Road and Hanson Road.
Craigieburn Road is used by about 28,000 motorists daily.
Access to and from the CFA has also greatly improved as a result of the project, with traffic lights on Craigieburn Road upgraded ensuring emergency service vehicles are given priority when entering and exiting the area.
Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) said the upgrade was complex, with about 100 kilometres of utilities relocated over the course of the project, including 700 different service lines, pipes and cables.
About two million work hours were clocked on the upgrade equating to over 50,000 annual working weeks, MRPV said.
“Craigieburn is the latest community to benefit from new lanes, upgraded intersections and 14 km of dedicated walking and cycling paths – which will provide better connections for the local community and make local trips smoother and safer,” MRPV program director Dipal Sorathia said.
As part of the team’s commitment to leaving a legacy along Craigieburn Road, artwork has been installed on the 30 new traffic signal boxes at 15 locations lining the road’s shared use path.
Local artists were engaged to produce artwork that captures the essence of what makes Craigieburn unique. These pieces were digitalised and wrapped around the signal boxes.
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