Overview

We're planning for a potential interchange at Camerons Lane and the Hume Freeway in Beveridge.

We’re also undertaking a planning study focused on Minton Street and Beveridge Road, to determine if upgrades are needed to support the growth of the area and cater for future land use.

As part of our planning, we’re investigating potential solutions to:

• provide a direct and efficient connection from the Hume Freeway to the Beveridge Intermodal Freight Terminal
• cater for population growth and increased vehicle movements
• improve freight productivity
• reduce traffic congestion and improve travel times
• unlock and support future urban development
• improve access to and across the freeway
• improve safety.

Planning and development

We’re currently undertaking planning and development work to inform the potential Camerons Lane Interchange and potential upgrades along Minton Street and Beveridge Road. This includes traffic modelling, environmental and site investigations.

This will give us a complete picture of the area, allowing us to understand environmental impacts, develop design options, and confirm scope and costs of different options.

Our planning work is building on the previous development work completed by the Department of Transport and Planning (VicRoads). We’re reviewing technical studies and designs previously developed and are using these to inform our planning. We’re also considering any recent changes in the area, including population growth.

A business case for the potential Camerons Lane Interchange and a planning study for the potential Minton Street and Beveridge Road Upgrades are currently being developed. These documents will provide a detailed examination of the potential interchange and road upgrades to help inform government decision-making.

Technical investigations

To help inform our planning, we’ll complete roadside technical investigations. At times, we may need to implement traffic control measures, including temporary lane closures, stop/slow traffic and reduced speeds. We’ll keep traffic disruption to a minimum and avoid busy periods.

Community feedback

From 5-25 February 2024, we asked for community feedback via Engage Victoria to help inform our planning. 175 community surveys were completed, and 113 comments were provided on our interactive map.

Feedback has provided important local insights that has helped us to understand community views on safety, traffic flow and what we should consider in our planning. Feedback highlighted strong support for a potential interchange and road upgrades to improve freeway access, cater for the growing population, unlock and support future urban development and reduce travel times.

91% of community survey respondents are supportive of a potential Camerons Lane Interchange at the Hume Freeway. 94% of community survey respondents are supportive of potential improvements to Minton Street and Beveridge Road.

For further information on what you’ve said view the Community Consultation Summary (PDF, 1.3 MB).