Intersection at Thompsons and Frankston-Dandenong Road opens four months early
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As part of the Thompsons Road Upgrade, we also:
- added an additional lane in each direction between Frankston-Dandenong Road and Marriott Boulevard, and between Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road and Berwick-Cranbourne Road
- replaced the roundabouts at Western Port Highway, McCormicks Road and Evans Road with traffic lights
- built new traffic lights at Merinda Park Boulevard to provide access to Merinda Park station
- landscaped the new Thompsons Road, spreading 16,000 cubic metres of recycled timber mulch and planting 449,000 new plants
- replaced the roundabout at Thompsons and Frankston-Dandenong roads with traffic lights and widened the intersection.
Thompsons Road is an essential freight and transport route and a vital east-west corridor in Melbourne’s growing south-east region. It intersects with major north-south routes in the area including Mornington Peninsula Freeway, EastLink, Western Port Highway and South Gippsland Freeway.
The upgrade has significantly improved traffic flow along Thompsons Road.
Project map
Timeline
The project was completed in mid 2020.
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View the works completed as part of the Thompsons Road Upgrade.