North East Link will fix the missing link in our city's freeway network, taking 15,000 trucks a day off local roads and reducing travel times by up to 35 minutes. Tunnelling is more than 80% complete and works on both sides of Bulleen Road continues.

What we'll be doing

Activities to support tunnelling works will take place 24/7. During this time, we’ll aim to minimise noise and light impacts away from your property as much as possible.

Oversize deliveries

We'll be delivering large pre-cast panel beams and Super-T beams that will form part of the southern ventilation structure and roof of the tunnel.

Deliveries will occur between 10pm and 5am Mondays to Fridays, with up to 6 deliveries each night.

Most deliveries will arrive from the Eastern Freeway and Bulleen Road before entering our work site off Bulleen Road near the Carey Sports Complex.

Managing construction impacts

Throughout our works, you may experience noise, light, dust, and vibration. We manage these impacts through real time monitoring, water carts and street sweepers, targeted lighting, and reducing noise and vibration within the construction zone.

You may notice workers on local streets capturing photos as part of our ongoing management of these impacts. We do this in conjunction with our modelling to ensure we have an accurate understanding of how these impacts may be felt in different areas. We will notify you before capturing any photos that include your property and we are happy to provide these photos upon request.

You may also see workers machinery in place, in and around construction areas, workers completing surveys in local streets and an increase of trucks removing dirt from our worksites.

Upcoming disruptions across North East Link Program

Freeways, bridges and surrounding roads are starting to take shape above ground while tunnelling continues underground. Traffic disruptions are expected from Greensborough to the Eastern Freeway this May.

Upcoming disruptions include:

• The Eastern Freeway will be closed at times in May and June, between Bulleen Road and Tram Road as we continue to pave new lanes and build new interchanges. There will also be ramp, lane and road closures near the freeway as we build new elevated ramps connecting the Eastern Freeway to the North East Link tunnels.
• Greensborough Bypass will be closed in both directions between Grimshaw Street and M80 interchange from 9pm, 1 May to 5am, Monday 4 May.
• Elder Street will also be closed in both directions between Greensborough Highway and Frensham Road from 9pm, Friday 8 May to 5am, Monday 1 June.

Schedule is subject to change. Visit our disruptions map for schedule changes. For more information call 1800 105 105