This report summarises the audit activities and outcomes during the 6-month period covering construction activities for the M80 Ring Road Completion and Eastern Freeway Upgrades from November 2025 – April 2026.

21 audits were conducted during the reporting period.

A total of 146 audit findings were raised and each work package established corrective actions to address the audit findings.

• NEL Project wide: 2 Non-compliances, 4 areas for improvement and 0 observations. NEL Project Wide closed out 2 findings during the reporting period comprising 1 area for improvement and 1 observation.

• M80 Ring Road Completion: 4 non-compliances, 12 areas for improvement and 12 observations. The M80 Ring Road Alliance closed out 29 findings during the reporting period, comprising 5 Non-Compliances, 12 Areas For Improvement, and 12 Observations. Findings which remained opened at the end of the reporting period require appropriate corrective action to manage and control the associated risks.

• Eastern Freeway Upgrades (Burke Road to Tram Road): 5 non-compliances, 25 areas for improvement and 8 observations. The Eastern Freeway (Burke to Tram) Alliance closed out 43 findings during the reporting period, comprising of 9 Non-Compliances, 25 Areas For Improvement, and 9 Observations. Findings which remained opened at the end of the reporting period require appropriate corrective action to manage and control the associated risks.

• Eastern Freeway Upgrades (Tram Road to Springvale Road): 6 Non-Compliances, 21 Areas for Improvement, and 8 Observations. The Eastern Freeway (Tram to Springvale) Alliance closed out 18 findings comprising of 2 Non-Compliances, 11 Areas For Improvement and 5 Observations. Findings which remained opened at the end of the reporting period require appropriate corrective action to manage and control the associated risks.

• Eastern Freeway Upgrades (Hoddle Street to Burke Road): 10 Non-Compliances, 21 Areas for Improvement, and 8 Observations. The Eastern Freeway (Hoddle to Burke) Alliance closed out 8 non-compliances, 12 areas for improvement and 2 observations. Findings which remained opened at the end of the reporting period require appropriate corrective action to manage and control the associated risks.

• NEL - Freeways - IEA summary report November 2025 - April 2026 (PDF, 9.6 MB)

• Previous IEA six-monthly summary reports.