PLANNING AND EARLY WORKS

Tram Road to Springvale Road

Upgrading the Eastern Freeway with new traffic management technology, express lanes, and dedicated lanes for local trips.

Project design

For the upgrades to the Eastern Freeway between Tram Road and Springvale Road, we’ll build:

  • new lanes for express, local and through trips and new entry and exit ramps between Tram and Middleborough roads to reduce the merging and weaving that causes congestion in this area today
  • three new freeway lanes from Middleborough Road to Springvale Road to improve traffic flow
  • upgraded entry ramps at Springvale Road, Surrey Road and Wetherby Road
  • 1.6 kilometres of improved walking and cycling connections including Koonung Creek Trail upgrades, new bridges to Eram Park at Eram Road and Koonung Creek, and upgrades to the Cabena Street and Koonung Road bridges for better links with Koonung Creek Trail
  • returned open space at Eram Park and Junction Road Reserve with reinstated lawns, more trees and plants and improved connections to nearby streets, trails and reserves
  • quieter road surfaces that will work together with new noise walls and existing noise walls being kept, to meet Victoria’s toughest 63 decibel noise standard, plus a lower 58 decibel protection at night

Project map

Use the map to explore the works from Tram Road to Springvale Road

Progress update

Before major construction begins in 2026, we’re exhibiting an Urban Design and Landscape Plan (UDLP) for community feedback.

The UDLP includes architectural and landscape drawings and explains how the project design meets requirements developed in consultation with the community through the Environment Effects Statement (EES)  process.

You can see the UDLP and make a submission from Monday 1 September until Sunday 21 September 2025 on Engage Vic engage.vic.gov.au/bigbuild.

While we refine the design for the Eastern Freeway Upgrades from Tram Road to Springvale Road through the Urban Design and Landscape Plan, you’ll start see our team setting up construction compounds for workers and preparing to build the freeway upgrades.


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