Overview

Major works on the Donnybrook Road/Mitchell Street Improvement Project are now complete.

While the intersection was closed for 2 weeks in September 2023, we:

• built a dedicated left turn lane for southbound travel onto the Hume Freeway
• widened the on-ramp to the Hume Freeway
• modified street lighting
• modified traffic islands
• resurfaced existing road.

Round-the-clock construction allowed us to complete 3 months’ worth of works in a little under 2 weeks.

During our works, we:

• removed and recycled more than 5,000 tonnes of concrete and old road material
• laid 3,500 tonnes of crushed rock to form the base for the new road surface
• installed 450m of new concrete kerbs and gutters.

Benefits

The project will:

• reduce peak time congestion in the area and alleviate the queuing of traffic on Donnybrook Road and Dwyer Street
• improve access to the Hume Freeway for motorists travelling west on Donnybrook Road via a dedicated left turn lane
• provide safer, smoother journeys, with improved access for locals, commuters and freight operators.