A key Wollert intersection will be closed until April as part of works to upgrade Epping Road.
De Rossi Boulevard will be closed at Epping Road, the eastbound lane of De Rossi Boulevard at Highpark Drive and Sunfield Drive at De Rossie Boulevard from Wednesday, January 15 until late April to enable crews to build new lanes.
Traffic lights and new street lights will be installed as part of the works, while on-road bicycle lanes and walking paths will be created.
Epping Road will remain open in both directions. Access to De Rossi Boulevard and Sunfield Drive will be maintained via Linfield Parade.
Access to Wollert Primary School, Kirrip Community Centre, businesses and private properties, including Lifestyle Lyndarum, will be maintained at all times.
People travelling through the area are advised to allow extra time for their journeys.
To make dropping off and collecting students at Wollert Primary School easier, drivers are advised to use and park on Highpark Drive instead of De Rossi Boulevard.
Once the intersection upgrade is complete, De Rossi Boulevard will reopen with a temporary arrangement until crews finish upgrading the existing northbound lanes on Epping Road.
Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) is upgrading Epping Road between Craigieburn Road east and Memorial Avenue, adding lanes in each direction.
The upgrade is due to be completed later this year.
MRPV program director Dipal Sorathia said the works on De Rossi Boulevard were vital to the project team’s aim to deliver safer and more-reliable travel between Wollert and Epping.
“We thank the community for its patience and look forward to working well together again in 2025,” he said.
Details: bigbuild.vic.gov.au/epping
