- Funding program Investment Road and Rail Program
- Status Completed
- Transport mode Road
- Expected start/finish Late 2016 - Mid 2022
- Estimated project cost $1,367,600,000
- Australian Government contribution $683,800,000
- Local Council/Shire Cardinia Shire Council,Casey City Council,City of Greater Dandenong,Monash City Council
- State VIC
- Corridor Melbourne Urban
Project description
The project upgraded the Monash Freeway by adding additional lanes from Warrigal Road to EastLink, from EastLink to Springvale Road, and between Clyde Road and Cardinia Road; extend managed motorway technology from the South Gippsland Freeway to the Beaconsfield Interchange; upgrading the Beaconsfield Interchange to widen the overpass and add east facing ramps; duplicating and extending O'Shea Road from Clyde Road to the Beaconsfield Interchange; building an outbound collector-distributor between Jacksons Road and EastLink; and constructing a number of other related active and public transport works.
Benefits
The project has reduced congestion and travel times and increased network resilience on this important freeway corridor.
Funding
The Australian and Victorian governments each contributed $683.8 million to this project.
Timetable
Stage 1 construction commenced in 2016 and completed in 2018.
Stage 2 construction commenced in February 2020 and completed in August 2022.
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