Project design
For the upgrades to the Eastern Freeway between Burke Road and Tram Road, we’re building:
- 6 new express lanes and on-road technology to ease congestion
- the first 7km of the Eastern Busway, improving transport in Melbourne’s east
- a new major interchange at Bulleen, providing a seamless connection with the new North East Link tunnels and linking Melbourne’s east with the M80 Ring Road
- more than 11km of new and upgraded noise walls, designed to meet Victoria's toughest noise standards - 63 dbA during the day, and 58 dbA at night
- smarter, on-road technology to get you home safer and sooner
- revitalised parklands, wetlands and waterways
- 11 km of new and upgraded walking and cycling connections, including new, wider pedestrian bridges at Estelle Street in Bulleen and Heyington Avenue in Mont Albert North.
- 2 Park & Rides at Bulleen and Doncaster – doubling the number of commuter parking spaces in the area
- More than 1.8 million new plants, including over 10,000 trees.
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Progress update
A huge amount of work has already been completed on the Burke to Tram roads section of the Eastern Freeway since works started in late 2023.
Works are charging ahead to build the upgraded interchange at Bulleen Road which will connect drivers to the new North East Link tunnels and M80 Ring Road.
We’ve transformed the area and will soon open the new Bulleen Road bridge over the freeway, creating room to build the new busway lanes underneath and flyovers into the tunnel entrance.
At Doncaster Road, we're opening new freeway ramps. These will create space to continue upgrade works, including building a new Doncaster Road bridge.
The designs for the upgraded Doncaster Park & Ride have now been approved. It will open in 2028 with the completion of the North East Link Program.
Works to build upgraded walking and cycling bridges over the Eastern Freeway at Estelle Street, Bulleen and Heyington Avenue, Mont Albert North are continuing.
We’ll open the new, wider and safer bridges later this year and demolish the existing structures. Along the freeway we’re starting to install the first sections of new and upgraded noise walls to meet a tough new noise standard.
Bulleen Road interchange
We’re upgrading the Eastern Freeway with new express lanes, new traffic management technology, Melbourne’s first express busway and a seamless connection to North East Link.
As a part of these upgrades we are also building a new interchange at Bulleen Road that will seamlessly connect an upgraded Eastern Freeway to the New North East Link tunnels.
Along with slashing travel times to the airport and northern suburbs, we’ll take thousands of trucks a day off local roads, freeing up Bulleen Road for people who live and travel locally.
We're also upgrading walking and cycling connections, including 2 new underpasses beneath Bulleen Road and a dedicated walking and cycling bridge across the Eastern Freeway for safer, more direct access to Bulleen Park & Ride.
Plan your future journey through the new Bulleen Road interchange
To help you plan your journey around an upgraded Eastern Freeway and new Bulleen Road interchange, we’ve outlined key routes and connections, including driver routes to and from the North East Link tunnels in both citybound and Ringwood-bound directions, express lane alignments, the Eastern Busway route, and upgraded walking and cycling paths.
