Travel through a key intersection in Wollert is now safer and easier thanks to the Epping Road Upgrade.
The upgrade team reopened De Rossi Boulevard on Wednesday 16 April after completing vital improvements to its intersection at Epping Road.
The improvements include new lanes, new traffic signals, street lighting, a median, on-road bicycle lanes, walking paths, and on-street parking.
Crews also upgraded the intersection’s existing lanes, kerbs and medians.
The improvements will benefit everyone who uses the intersection, especially when accessing community amenities including Wollert Primary School and Kirrip Community Centre.
De Rossi Boulevard’s reopening came hot on the heels of another big milestone for the Epping Road Upgrade when traffic was moved to new lanes along Craigieburn Road East and Lehmanns Road so that the existing lanes can be upgraded.
Crews reopened the intersection of Craigieburn Road East/Lehmanns Road and Epping Road on Monday 14 April after working 24/7 since the previous Friday night to minimise disruption while upgrading the intersection.
These works built new lanes and shared paths, upgraded the existing lanes, kerbs and median, and installed street lighting, drainage and a new traffic island.
The intersection improvements at each site have made a huge contribution to the Epping Road Upgrade’s goal of delivering safer, smoother travel between Wollert and Epping.
The upgrade is adding lanes in each direction between Craigieburn Road east and Memorial Avenue.
Pedestrians and cyclists will benefit from improved connections, with the project also delivering new shared-use paths.
With major works due for completion in late 2025, the upgrade will provide safer, more-reliable journeys for the 35,000 drivers who use Epping Road daily in Melbourne’s north.
Major Road Projects Victoria is delivering the project with construction partner McConnell Dowell.