bringing our road, bus and bike network together
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Bringing our road, bus and bike network togetherProject map October 2021
Victoria’s Big Build – transforming road and rail travelNorth East Link is part of more than $18 billion being invested into major road and rail projects in Melbourne’s north and north east.
These projects will work together to reduce congestion, cut travel times and provide more trains more often.
North East Link, Suburban Rail Loop, Hurstbridge Line Duplication and the Metro Tunnel will transform travel, making getting to work, school and health services quicker and easier.
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Artist’s impression of Ring Road interchange, Greensborough Artist’s impression of green bridges at Elder Street and Watsonia Road to brand new, multi-level Watsonia Station parking, Watsonia
Artist’s impression of new cultural precinct wetlands, Bulleen
Artist’s impression of Borlase Reserve parklands and Greensborough Road boulevard, Yallambie
Artist’s impression of Lower Plenty Road interchange ramps, Yallambie Artist’s impression of Eastern Freeway upgrades, Box Hill North
Artist’s impression of Yarra Link green bridge, Bulleen
Artist’s impression of northern tunnel ventilation structure, Yallambie Artist’s impression of Eastern Freeway noise walls, Bulleen
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The biggest ever investment in Melbourne’s north eastVictoria’s longest road tunnels will fix the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network. We’ll also complete the Ring Road in Greensborough, overhaul the Eastern Freeway, build Melbourne’s first dedicated busway and the North East Trail.
40 new and upgraded crossingsBridges, underpasses and green bridges for safer, easier local trips and 4km bicycle superhighway from Burke Road across the Yarra River in Kew
8 main trails linkedIn Melbourne’s north and east, forming 100km of continuous trail around Melbourne
3 public transport connectionsWatsonia Station, Bulleen Park & Ride and Doncaster Park & Ride
20+ local places made easier to walk or ride toSchools, shopping precincts, community clubs, sports fields and parklands
5 new Ring Road lanesRing Road upgrade completed with new lanes and new technology
2 North East Link interchangesAt the Ring Road and Grimshaw Street with North East Link passing under local roads
2.5km Greensborough Highway upgradeRebuilt on both sides of North East Link - keeping local roads for local trips
1 massive parking upgradeBrand new multi-level parking at Watsonia Station
2 green bridgesAt Elder Street and Watsonia Road – green gateways to Watsonia Station and Shopping Centre and Greensborough Road
6.5km tunnelWith parklands, wetlands and new-look Greensborough Road above. An extra 1.9km to be built using tunnel boring machines
34+kmOf new and upgraded walking and cycling paths in 16 suburbs
45+kmOf new and upgraded lanes where they’re needed most
11 minutesSlashed between Springvale Road and Hoddle Street
6 express lanesFor faster, smoother trips between Middleborough Road and Chandler Highway
24 hour noise standardGiving residents better protection from noise during the day and at night
25 ramps upgradedFor easier, safer merging on and off the freeway
100km an hour travel speeds
30% faster tripsFor commuters in the peak
2 park and ridesAt Bulleen and Doncaster – doubling the number of commuter parking spaces
6 million+ trips a yearWith a bus on average every minute in the peak
3 North East Link interchanges Connecting North East Link to Lower Plenty Road, Manningham Road and the Eastern Freeway
3 new parklands and wetlandsIn Yallambie, Bulleen and Balwyn North
2km green boulevardGreensborough Road rebuilt as a tree-lined boulevard in Rosanna, Yallambie and Macleod
2 hectare green bridgeLinking Koonung Creek Trail to Yarra River parklands in Bulleen
11km of dedicated bus lanesExpress, bus-only lanes from Doncaster towards the city
Doncaster Park & Ride
Bulleen Park & Ride
New cultural precinct
wetlands
35 minutesSlashed between Melbourne’s north and east
15,000Trucks off local roads every day
18Traffic lights skipped
30,000+Trees planted
10,000New jobs for Victorians
New Ring Roadwetlands
Watsonia Station
New Borlase Reserve parklands
New Koonung Creek wetlandsNew Yarra Link
green bridge
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Eastern Freeway Upgrades
Ring Road Completion
North East Trail
North East Link interchanges
North East Link Tunnels
Eastern Express Busway