We’re building Victoria’s longest twin road tunnels, which will be 6.5 km long and run from Watsonia to Bulleen.
What’s happening
While most of the work to build North East Link will happen deep underground, major works are needed at the surface to support tunnel fit-out works now that excavation is complete , build the Lower Plenty Road and Manningham Road interchanges, new Greensborough Road boulevard, tunnel ventilation structures and upgraded Bulleen Road.
This work will require temporary changes to roads, walking and cycling paths and public transport in Melbourne’s north-east.
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Key work sites
We're building the new Greensborough Road boulevard from Watsonia to Rosanna, creating 5 MCGs of new community parklands at Borlase Reserve in Yallambie and building a new pedestrian Eel (Iuk) bridge over Lower Plenty Road connecting Borlase Reserve and River Gum Walk, which will improve walking and cycling access to the North East Link tunnels.
In Bulleen we’re building the Manningham Road interchange, with a new wetland and Indigenous cultural precinct along the banks of the Yarra River and are currently upgrading Bulleen Road with safer access to the schools, playing fields and sports clubs, a tunnel ventilation structure, the new Yarra Link green bridge and Eastern Freeway interchange.
Construction activities
We’ll use a number of tunnelling techniques with different equipment to build North East Link.