Tram Road to Springvale Road

Better lanes for better trips dedicated lanes for local trips, through trips and express trips will separate traffic to ease congestion and slash travel times
Supporting an active community 1.6km of new and upgraded walking and cycling paths and 2 new walking and cycling bridges
Returning improved open spaces more than 1 million new plants including over 2,000 trees

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 overview map

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 28 September 2025 on Engage Vic engage.vic.gov.au/bigbuild.

Community feedback is important to us. Due to localised delays with the delivery of exhibition information to letterboxes in some areas near the project, we’ve extended the original exhibition closing date from Sunday 21 September to Sunday 28 September 2025 to allow more time for all submissions. We’ll also be hosting an additional drop-in information session on Wednesday 24 September.

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.

Artist's impression of Eram Park and bridge, Box Hill North

Artist's impression of Koonung Creek bridge to Eram Park, Box Hill North

Artist's impression of Eram Road bridge, Box Hill North

Artist's impression of new freeway lanes and Eram Park improvements, Box Hill North — New freeway lanes and Eram Park bridge, Box Hill North

Artist’s impression of Koonung Road bridge, Blackburn North

Artist's impression of new noise walls near Blackburn Road, Blackburn North

Artist's impression of Cabena Street bridge, Nunawading

Artist's impression of Junction Road Reserve, Nunawading

Artist's impression of new planting at Eram Park, Box Hill North

Artist's impression of new lanes and entry and exit ramps between Tram and Middleborough roads

Fact sheets

Construction updates

Project overview map

Progress update

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