upgraded the intersections on the east side of Epping Road at Fletcher Street, Lehmanns Road and Hayston Boulevard
have started upgrading the intersections at Pine Park Drive, Park Street east and Harvest Home Road east
made great progress asphalting sections of the new southbound lanes north of Harvest Home Road
finished relocating and protecting all underground water and telecommunications services
installed 39 new power poles and 1.8 km of power lines between Lyndarum Drive and Craigieburn Road East, and at the intersection of Epping Road and Harvest Home Road.
We’ll move traffic onto new lanes soon
We’re preparing to move traffic onto the new southbound lanes on Epping Road between Craigieburn Road East and Harvest Home Road. This will include moving traffic barriers, adjusting traffic lights and line marking.
We’ll change traffic conditions progressively throughout the evening to minimise disruptions and keep you and our workers safe. We’ll have traffic controllers and signed detours in place to help you get you where you need to go. We encourage you to plan your journeys and allow extra time when travelling through the area.
For more details about the changed traffic conditions due to these works please see our Current and upcoming works section below.
If we’re unable to complete these works for any reason, we’ll reschedule to Friday 13 or Saturday 14 December 2024.
Current and upcoming works
Disruptions
Working hours
Most of our works will take place between 7am and 6pm, Monday to Friday and on Saturdays between 7am and 1pm. Some works may need to occur at night or on weekends to minimise impacts on traffic or utility services. If we need to work at night, we’ll let you know ahead of time.
We’ll move progressively along the road, and a lot of our works will take place behind traffic barriers to minimise disruptions to traffic and ensure the safety of our workers and road users.
Construction impacts
There will be some noise and vibration during construction. Noise and vibration may be generated from moving vehicles, machinery, digging trenches, rock breaking, piling, reversing beepers or generators used to power equipment.
We’ll monitor noise, vibration, light towers and dust levels to ensure these impacts are kept to a minimum, especially at night. We’ll contact ahead residents who are directly affected by works close to their property.
If you’re likely to be affected by these works, we’ll be in touch with you before they start.
Traffic changes
There will be ongoing traffic changes while we build the Epping Road Upgrade. These will include:
delays on Epping Road and High Street
temporary holds in traffic
road, lane and footpath closures and detours
bike lane closures and detours
temporary bus stop closures
speed limit reductions
temporary parking changes.
We’ll contact you ahead of time if we need to change the way you access your property.
Please observe on-road signage and the directions of our traffic controllers, so we can keep you and our workers safe.
40km/h through construction zones saves lives
The speed limit on Epping Road between Craigieburn Road East and Memorial Avenue has been changed to 40km/h while we build the upgrade, to keep you and our workers safe.
We’ve reduced the speed limit to 40km/h because even when we’re not working there are still risks associated with reduced lane widths, concrete safety barriers and deep excavations behind barriers, all of which are taking place on Epping Road.
When driving near a construction site, there may be humps and drops in the road and soft road surfaces, which may increase risks for drivers. Some of these dangers may be easy to spot during the day, but much harder at night.
Research shows that the fatality rate drops considerably when speeds are reduced from 60km/h to 40km/h. These changes on Epping Road are all about getting you and our workers home safe.
