We’re connecting Doncaster Park and Ride to Melbourne’s first dedicated busway – the Eastern Busway improving public transport in Melbourne’s east.
The Eastern Busway is part of a major overhaul of the Eastern Freeway – slashing travel times and easing congestion. The Eastern Busway will deliver faster, more frequent and more reliable trips to and from the city.
To get ready for the new Eastern Busway to open in 2028, from 12 January 2025 until 2028, we’ll close the car park at Doncaster Park and Ride for major upgrades to the park and ride and the Eastern Freeway.
We’ll be building:
- an express connection to the new Eastern Busway under Doncaster Road
- new bus platforms
- improved services for passengers
- new walking and cycling connections and bicycle parking
- a new Drop and Go zone
- a multi-level car park.
Combined with the new Bulleen Park and Ride, these improvements will double the number of car parking spaces for passengers using express bus services along the Eastern Freeway.
The Eastern Busway is part of a major overhaul of the Eastern Freeway – slashing travel times and easing congestion. The Eastern Busway will deliver faster, more frequent and more reliable trips to and from the city.
As part of these works, a temporary Ringwood-bound entry ramp to the Eastern Freeway will be built to maintain access for freeway users while we build the new Doncaster Road bridge.
To prepare the site for major construction, we'll be installing barriers and fencing around the worksite, conducting site investigations to further understand ground conditions, relocating utility services, and constructing hard surfaces for cranes, piling rigs and other heavy machinery.
Catching buses during construction
To ensure locals can continue to access buses during construction of the new Doncaster Park and Ride from early 2025, the new Bulleen Park and Ride was built 4 years early.
With 370 parking spaces, drop and go bays, secure bicycle parking and improved walking and cycling connections to Koonung Creek Trail, locals will remain connected to bus services during works.
Buses will continue to run via the newly built temporary bus stops on Doncaster Road, between Hender/High Street and Harcourt Street, a 4-minute walk from the park and ride.
There will be changes to bus timetables from Sunday 12 January 2025. We encourage passengers to plan their journey. Further information, including revised bus timetables, will be available via ptv.vic.gov.au.
If you have any questions and would like to speak to the project team, please contact us on 1800 105 105 or email contact@bigbuild.vic.gov.au
