Tara Murray
New northbound lanes have opened on Mickleham Road following the completion of improvements to a key intersection as part of the Mickleham Road upgrade-stage one.
The twin achievements on February 28 marked a huge step toward the project’s goal of safer, more-reliable travel on Mickleham Road for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.
Moving traffic onto the new northbound lanes means crews can now begin safely building the lanes on the southbound side of the road.
The upgrade of Greenvale Gardens Boulevard, which is now reopened, at Mickleham Road involved the installation of new traffic signals, street lighting, road pavement, kerbs, drainage and a new shared path for walking and cycling.
Following the new northbound lanes opening, Carramar Way has also reopened at Mickleham Road.
Stage one of the upgrade is adding extra lanes in each direction between Somerton Road and Dellamore Boulevard to improve safety and ease congestion for the 25,000 drivers using the road daily.
A roundabout at Somerton and Mickleham roads will be replaced with a traffic-lighted intersection including priority bus lanes, to better manage traffic flow.
The project will also build a new traffic light intersection at Aitken College.
Delivered by Major Road Projects Victoria its set for completion mid-2025 with planning and development work is underway to inform the potential Mickleham Road upgrade- stage two, between Dellamore Boulevard and Craigieburn Road.
Major Road Projects Victoria program director Adrian Furner said they’re excited to have opened the new northbound lanes and Greenvale Gardens Boulevard ahead of schedule.
“Achieving both milestones is a major step towards the upgrade’s aim of safer, more-reliable travel for all users of Mickleham Road.”
“With the new northbound lanes now open, we’ll start work on the new southbound lanes as we continue toward completing this important project for the Greenvale community.”
