The Bridge Inn Road Upgrade has achieved a new milestone with the completion of major works at a key intersection in Doreen.
The works have delivered improvements that will make the intersection at Bassets Road and Vantage Point Boulevard safer and more reliable for drivers, cyclists and walkers.
The improvements to both sides of the intersection include upgraded lanes and medians along with new traffic signals, turning lanes, kerbs and sections of walking and cycling path.
Crews closed both sides of the intersection in late 2023 to safely undertake the improvements. The team reopened the Bassets Road side in late February and the Vantage Point Boulevard on Wednesday 24 April, marking the completion of the intersection upgrade.
During the major works, crews laid 2100 tonnes of asphalt and cement-treated road base, equivalent in weight to about 1000 dual-cab utes.
Crews also poured 850 square metres of concrete for traffic islands and sections of shared walking and cycling path, an area greater than the playing surface of three tennis courts.
The improvements to the intersection are vital to the project’s aim of helping Bridge Inn Road’s users get home sooner and safer and improving access to Mernda’s train station and town centre.
As part of the Big Build, the Bridge Inn Road Upgrade is adding extra lanes in both directions between Plenty and Yan Yean roads.
Other improvements include key intersection upgrades and the construction of safety barriers and shared walking and cycling paths to improve safety and connectivity.
The upgrade is also building a new bridge over Plenty River, with the existing 155-year-old heritage bridge being repurposed as a dedicated walking and cycling path.
The upgrade will reduce congestion and improve travel times while boosting safety and connecting communities across Melbourne’s growing outer-northern suburbs.
Major Road Projects Victoria is delivering the project with construction partner Laing O’Rourke.
More information about the upgrade is available on our Bridge Inn Road Upgrade page.