Works notification: West Gate Freeway (outbound) between Chambers Road and Grieve Parade

Works to widen the West Gate Freeway between Chambers Road and Grieve Parade (on the residential side of the noise walls) will start this month. Construction along this section of freeway will be extensive and once completed, provide two extra lanes for motorists travelling outbound as well as new noise walls for residents. This is a summary of the activities and what you can expect.rks

Work is continuing to relocate the water and sewer main underneath the West Gate Freeway, widen and strengthen Newport Rail Bridge, and install noise wall posts and panels along both sides of the freeway.

We will also be working during the day and night to prepare the freeway traffic switches starting in late July. Once traffic has been moved on to the new outer lanes of the inbound carriageway, we will continue widening works in the middle lanes of the West Gate Freeway.

Below is a summary of the activities you can expect to see in the area from mid-July to October 2020.

Local road closures

16 November 2018 – mid 2020

To allow our teams to undertake the works in your area safely and efficiently, some temporary road closures will be in place between:

• Freemans Road and Misten Avenue and
• Rosala Avenue and Irwin Avenue.

Temporary site fencing with access gates will be established at the end of the following streets to create a safe working area between properties and our construction site:

• Freemans Road
• Misten Avenue
• Rosala Avenue
• Irwin Avenue.

Access to all properties will be maintained although some properties will experience changes to the way they access their property. We will discuss these changes with directly affected properties. The pedestrian path from Freemans Road to Rosala Avenue and from Irwin Avenue to Chambers Street will be closed from Tuesday 13 November. Access to the pedestrian overpass will be via Rosala Avenue.

West Gate Freeway widening

November 2018 – ongoing

We are continuing work on the freeway side of noise walls between Chambers Road and Grieve Parade to construct two additional outbound lanes. These works include:

• roadworks to remove and rebuild road surfaces
• general construction activities including earthworks and installing a drainage line
• installing services including water hydrants and electrical and communication cables.

Site establishment works

16 November 2018 – ongoing

Before we start construction on the temporary and permanent noise walls, we will be:

• investigating utility services that may be impacted by works and potentially require relocation
• conducting general construction activities including earthworks and piling pad construction.

Installation of temporary and new noise walls

20 November 2018 – ongoing

These works will include: * installing a temporary noise wall between Freemans Road and Chambers Road; * removing the existing noise wall between Freemans Road and Chambers Road following the installation of the temporary noise wall; and * constructing foundations for the new permanent noise wall with piling commencing early next year.

Hours of work

Our usual hours of work are Monday to Friday between 7am-6pm, and Saturdays between 7am-1pm. However, for a number of the works outlined in this notification, night works will be required.  When works are scheduled out of hours, or if you are located close to the works, we will provide you with further information before the works start.

What to expect during these works

• Construction vehicles including excavators, tandem trucks, concrete trucks and pumps, earthmoving.
• Equipment and cranes will be moving in and out of the work areas.
• Construction noise from trucks, piling rigs, compaction equipment, rock hammers, road saws, chainsaws and general construction machinery.
• Dust and dirt will be minimised by using water spray trucks, street sweepers and covering dirt and rock when it is being transported.
• Traffic management will be in place when large oversized machinery, equipment and materials need to be transported into work sites.
• A detour will be in place for footpath closures with wayfinding signage to enable access to the pedestrian overpass.
• The pedestrian overpass will remain open at all times with access to the bridge clearly signed via Rosala Avenue.
• Traffic changes including freeway, ramp, lane and road closures will be required.

For the latest traffic updates visit the Victoria's Big Build Disruptions webpage.