Providence Road in Greenvale will be closed permanently.
Hume council made the decision to close the road to vehicles at its July 8 council meeting, having started the procedure to close the road in November 2022.
Providence Road is unsealed between Somerton Road and approximately 300 metres west of Section Road.
The sealed section to the west of Section Roadwas previously used for access to the former Greenvale Hospital site, which is currently unoccupied.
Providence Road, east of Section Road, is an urban access Street, providing access to the Umbra Estate subdivision as part of the Greenvale Central Precinct Structure Plan.
The section of Providence Road to be closed provides access to three properties, all of which are government owned.
The council didn’t receive any public submissions earlier this year during the public consultation stage.
New gates are being installed to stop the ease in which people can access the road, which has been the site for many people dumping their rubbish on the side of it or setting fire to vehicles.
The road has been closed regularly on a seasonal basis over the fire period each year since 2016.
Councillor Jack Medcraft is happy that the road is finally closing to stop all of the issues that have been taking place.
“We know what this road has caused or what problems we’ve had in the past and how it’s really a de-facto tip for a lot of operators,” he said.
“I’m glad to see that we have decided to lock this off to stop people from driving up and down it.”
“So I’m more than happy to see this come up to council and finally put an end to the moving traffic through it.”
To further monitor the safety of the road, CCTV cameras will be reinstated to look out for and enforce any illegal dumping that takes place in the area.
The instalment of the new gates will cost an estimated $25,000, which is set to be funded through council’s responsive road safety works operating budget.
