We'll keep traffic moving on busy Mickleham Road as work ramps up on the Mickleham Road Upgrade – Stage 1.
Work to protect part of a pipeline to help secure Melbourne Airport’s jet fuel supply is now underway, as a massive works program kicks into another gear this winter.
Important jet fuel pipeline protection works signal the start of a program of ground works across the project, that will help keep locals connected to the services they rely on every day while keeping traffic moving on Mickleham Road.
Specialised crews will add significant layers of protection to around 665 metres of the high-pressure jet fuel pipeline running underneath Somerton Road , where we’re upgrading the Somerton Road-Mickleham Road roundabout to an intersection with traffic lights, additional lanes and dedicated turning lanes.
Progressive day works will take place over several months to minimise disruption for the more than 25,000 people that rely on Mickleham Road every day.
During these critical works, crews will work carefully to ensure an uninterrupted supply of jet fuel to the Melbourne Airport - which has serviced over 20 million passengers already this financial year. The complex nature of these works will require crews to navigate in and around the temporary dual-lane Somerton Road roundabout.
As part of the Mickleham Road Upgrade, works are also underway to relocate a vast array of critical underground services including telecommunications, power, gas and drainage infrastructure servicing thousands of homes and businesses across Melbourne’s north.
The protection and relocation of underground services beneath Mickleham and Somerton roads is a large and complex process involving carefully moving and reconnecting almost 10km of wires, cables and pipes.
The upgrade is building extra lanes in both directions between Somerton Road and Dellamore Boulevard, in Greenvale. Other improvements include intersection upgrades and new sections of shared walking and cycling path for pedestrians and cyclists.
Stage 1 of the Mickleham Road Upgrade is expected to be complete in mid-2025.