We’re completing the M80 Ring Road, delivering new lanes through to Plenty Road and a seamless connection to the North East Link tunnels – taking 19,000 cars and trucks a day off Greensborough Road and giving local roads back to local people.

We’ll also build new interchanges at the M80 Ring Road and Grimshaw Street, more than 10 kilometres of new and upgraded walking and cycling paths, better local connections to Watsonia Station and shops, and new noise walls to meet a tougher traffic noise standard of 63 decibels during the day, and a quieter 58 decibels at night.

As we build the M80 Ring Road Completion, there will be major changes to how you move about by road and rail. To stay up to date on works in your area, sign up for updates at bigbuild.vic.gov.au/roads-subscribe

New and upgraded lanes

Taking traffic and trucks off local roads and improving local trips.

1. New and upgraded lanes on the M80 Ring Road for faster, smoother trips.
2. New express lanes from the M80 Ring Road to North East Link to keep through traffic and trucks off local roads.
3. Greensborough Road rebuilt from the M80 Ring Road to Watsonia, easing congestion for local trips.

2 new interchanges

Connections for local trips and new express lanes for North East Link.

1. New M80 interchange with traffic light free connections to Greensborough Bypass, Greensborough Road and the new North East Link tunnels in Watsonia.
2. New Grimshaw Street interchange. Through traffic will pass underneath without stopping, giving everyone else more green light time and easing congestion on Grimshaw Street. Priority lanes for buses will make public transport travel quicker.

2 landscaped bridges

Better, safer trips to Watsonia Station and shops.

1. Elder Street bridge for connections to Watsonia Station and Frensham Reserve.
2. Watsonia Road bridge for a green gateway to Watsonia shops.
3. $5.5 million in funding for Banyule Council’s new Watsonia Town Square.

Both bridges will have wide walking and cycling paths along both sides, green landscaping and fewer cars and trucks on Greensborough Road for easier trips to the station and shops.

10km of walking and cycling paths

M80 Trail upgrades, new bridges and underpasses, and missing links fixed.

1. New Macorna Street bridge.
2. Upgraded M80 Trail.
3. Wider, brighter Yando Street underpass.
4. Upgraded Kempston Street underpass.
5. New Grimshaw Street underpasses.
6. New walking and cycle path to AK Lines Reserve and Watsonia Primary School.
7. Greensborough Bypass path extended to Elder Street.
8. New Nell Street bridge.

4000+ new trees

New wetlands and improved green spaces.

1. New M80 Ring Road wetlands.
2. Upgraded Trist Street Reserve with new wetlands.
3. New AK Lines Reserve wetlands, upgraded oval road and new trees and plants.

Taking traffic and trucks off local roads

Dedicated lanes will take through traffic and trucks off Greensborough Road and under Grimshaw Street, Elder Street and Watsonia Road – returning local roads to local people.

Returning improved green spaces after construction

To build the M80 Ring Road Completion, construction compounds are needed at AK Lines Reserve and Gabonia Avenue Reserve.

In response to community feedback, we’ve reduced the size of the compounds and will be returning improved spaces at the end of construction.

New multi-million dollar facilities have also been built at Binnak Park and Greensborough College to support local players during construction.