New entry and exit ramps and bridgesNew lanes added in both directionsNew smart freeway lane management system
A new lane management system includes overhead electronic signs to communicate speed limits and lane availability, manage traffic flow and respond to incidents across the M80 Ring Road.
Completed sections have increased capacity, improved safety and created more reliable travel times for the 165,000 motorists who use this road each day from Western Highway to Plenty Road.
Project map
Completed sections
This section opened in September 2018 and widened the Ring Road, including:
4 lanes in each direction, from Sunshine Avenue to the EJ Whitten Bridge and Calder Freeway 5 lanes in each direction, across the bridge through to the Calder Freeway.
This section opened in April 2014 and included:
an additional lane in each direction, creating 3 lanes each way, plus an extra lane between interchanges bridge widening and strengthening to carry the additional lanes resurfacing works to create a safer driving environment traffic lights on entry ramps a new freeway management system.
This section opened in August 2013 and included:
2 extra lanes in each direction widening and strengthening of the bridge over Furlong Road.
This section opened in May 2013 and included:
widening the road to 3 lanes in each direction reconfiguring of key interchanges building 5 new bridges new entry and exit ramps widening 12 bridges a new freeway management system.
This section opened more than a year ahead of schedule in mid-2022 and included:
adding new lanes in each direction between Sydney Road and Edgars Road installing a smart freeway lane management system to better manage traffic flow extending the Sydney Road on and off ramps to give drivers more time to merge building new on and off ramps at Edgars Road to improve safety improved access from the Hume Freeway to the M80 Ring Road and Edgars Road installing ramp-metering technology to manage the flow of traffic onto the freeway upgrading the cycling and pedestrian bridge.
Take a virtual tour of the completed M80 Upgrade - Sydney Road to Edgars Road.
Image gallery - Sydney Road to Edgars Road
