Major works are forging ahead on North East Link, with crews getting ready to build the new Manningham Road interchange in Bulleen.
These new entry and exit ramps will redirect 14,700 vehicles a day from Bulleen Road to the North East Link tunnels, returning local roads to the community and preserving the historic River Red Gum on Bridge Street.
To create the space needed to build the tunnel entry and exit ramps, there will be changes to the way cars and trucks move through Bulleen, with all eastbound traffic on Manningham Road to be directed via Bridge Street from Sunday 24 March. These traffic changes will be in place for approximately 2 years.
Some works have already been done to prepare for these changed traffic conditions, with the final stages to take place in late March and early April.
Key dates
- Eastbound traffic on Manningham Road will move onto Bridge Street from Sunday 24 March.
- The intersection at Bridge Street and Bulleen Road will be closed overnight from 8pm, Friday 22 March until 8am, Saturday 23 March.
- The following night, the intersection will again be closed overnight from 8pm, Saturday 23 March until 8am, Sunday 24 March, along with the intersections at Bridge Street and Manningham roads, and at Bulleen and Manningham roads.
- From Thursday 4 April to Friday 12 April, we’ll reduce Manningham Road to 2 lanes in each direction, and from Friday 12 April to Monday 15 April to 1 lane in each direction.
- The intersection of Manningham and Bulleen roads will again be closed for 2 nights from 8pm, Saturday 13 April until 8am, Sunday 14 April and 8pm, Sunday 14 April until 6am, Monday 15 April.
For more information, including detour maps, view our fact sheet - Changes to key roads in Bulleen.