Upgrades continue on Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway
Two consortia have been announced as the preferred bidders for the next major elements of the Eastern Freeway Upgrades taking place in Melbourne.
The Momentum consortium – comprising John Holland, Seymour Whyte, Jacobs and Mott Macdonald – has been selected as the preferred bidder for upgrades between Hoddle Street and Burke Road, including new lanes, connections to the Eastern Busway and new walking and cycling paths.
The Synergy consortium – comprising CPB Contractors, BMD Constructions and Arup – has been selected to complete the Eastern Freeway Upgrades between Tram and Springvale roads, including new express lanes, upgraded noise walls and revitalised sections of the Koonung Creek Linear Park.
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The Eastern Freeway will be overhauled from Hoddle Street to Springvale Road, with new express lanes, modern traffic management technology and Melbourne’s first dedicated busway from Doncaster toward the city – connecting to the new North East Link tunnels from Watsonia to Bulleen.
Together, the three packages of Eastern Freeway works will add more than 45 kilometres of new lanes.
Significant work is underway to build North East Link and upgrade the freeways – two tunnel boring machines are digging under Yallambie, interchanges are being built near Lower Plenty Road and Manningham Road, and worksites are being set up along the Eastern Freeway and M80 Ring Road.
The Eastern Freeway Upgrades and North East Link tunnels will be complete in 2028, which the Victoria state government says will take 15,000 trucks off local roads and save drivers up to 35 minutes in travel time between Melbourne’s east and outer north. The projects are jointly funded by the Australian and Victorian governments.