The Mountain Highway, Colchester Road and Albert Avenue intersection in Boronia upgrades begin on Friday 20 September.
The site will be converted into a signalised intersection with additional lanes and safer crossings for pedestrian and cyclists.
Starting Friday, 20 September, there will be increased noise, vibration, light, and dust as crews work along Colchester Road. Transport Victoria will monitor and minimize all impacts as much as possible.
Drivers should allow for moderate traffic delays, localised detours and extra time to travel.
Traffic detours begin on 20 September and continue until 7 October.
Full Closures
From 8pm Friday 20 September to 6am Monday 7 October, there will be a full closure of Colchester Road between Mountain Highway and Beresford Drive between 8pm and 6am, and a partial closure, allowing northbound traffic only on Colchester Road, between 6am and 8pm.
Grand Final Exception
While the southbound closure will remain in place, works on site will pause from the evening of Thursday 26 September through to the morning of Sunday 29 September – during the Grand Final Eve holiday and Grand Final Day.
Detours
A two-way detour will be in place along Beresford Drive for the duration of this stage of works.
All other approaches will retain two-way access with a temporary roundabout in place through the intersection.
Please follow on-road detour signage, and see detour routes below for daytime and night time closures.
Power and water supply interruptions
Residents may experience impacts to their power and water supply during daytime utility service works.
Residents and businesses will receive communication directly from their relevant service providers regarding any expected outages.
What is being done
Crews will be working on Colchester Road between Mountain Highway and Beresford Drive to remove the top layer of the road and lay new road foundations, build new kerb and channel along road edges, lay a road foundation and a new asphalt road surface, install temporary line marking, install a temporary roundabout at the intersection and install new traffic signal infrastructure.
According to Transport Victoria, to minimize disruption for the community and local businesses, the major road work was planned to take place during the school holiday period.
Work will be conducted both day and night to ensure this phase is completed as quickly and efficiently as possible.
