Legacy

Leaving a legacy

Our projects are about more than just roads, they’re also about leaving lasting legacies for the surrounding communities. As part of the Hall Road Upgrade, we’ve delivered a range of initiatives to support everything from local businesses to the environment and Indigenous culture.

Thanking the community

In late March 2024, we hosted a free event at the Wat Mornirangsi on Taylors Road to thank communities for their patience and support during our works.

Attendees were treated to spectacular performances by Cambodian and Sri Lankan dancers, followed by an interactive African drumming show that got the audience up on their feet. But the fun didn’t stop there!

Families also enjoyed face painting, balloon animals, live reptile and magic shows, a giant 20-foot inflatable slide and a special visit from the Easter Bunny. It was a truly amazing event that attracted over 2000 attendees.

Thank you to the local businesses and community groups who supported the event including Mansfield’s Propagation Nursery, Monte Verde Pizza, Subway, McDonald’s, Daniel’s Doughnuts, Carrum Downs Junior Football Club and the Casey Comets Football Club.

An indigenous man looking at aboriginal art panels

Celebrating Indigenous culture

We worked with Bunurong Elder and artist Adam Magennis to design and install a series of cultural sundials that celebrate the diverse flora and fauna of the local area. Each sundial highlights the changing seasons of Bunurong Biik (country) and the natural beauty of the Indigenous trees, plants and animals that continue to thrive in the area.

Take a stroll down to the southeast corner of the Hall, Evans and Cranbourne-Frankston roads intersection to see these beautiful sundials in person. We’ll be installing more sundials along Hall Road between Edinburgh Drive and Taylors Road also.

Enhancing local habitats

To build the upgrade, we removed some trees and vegetation from the area. The timber from these trees was repurposed and used in community initiatives. This included mulch and log donations to local community groups and schools, and more recently the use of tree-hollows to create habitat nesting boxes for local birds, bats and possums.

If you look up into the trees at the Taylors and McCormicks roads intersection, you might see a few feathered or furry friends taking up a spot in their new homes.

3 children sitting on the ground with high-vis vests on

Building awareness

To celebrate National Road Safety Week 2023, we visited local early learning centres in Carrum Downs and Cranbourne to speak to their ‘little learners’ about the importance of being safe on our roads. They also got creative building roads and bridges out of foam blocks with the help of our project team.

We also partnered with Carrum Downs Secondary College and the Lathams Road Upgrade team to showcase the diverse career opportunities available in construction. As part of the presentation, our team told stories of their own career journeys and shared what they truly love about their jobs.

A man walking across the road at an intersection

A new pathway forward

The upgrade isn’t just improving travel times for motorists – it’s also making it safer for pedestrians and cyclists to travel along Hall Road. We’ve built 7 km's of shared walking and cycling path to create a safer and continuous connection between Carrum Downs and Cranbourne.

This new path also connects to new signalised crossings, making it easier and safer for pedestrians to cross at the upgraded intersections, and access Cranbourne West Shopping Centre and the McDonald’s, BP and Subway located at the corner of Western Port Highway and Hall Road.

Leaving a legacy

Thanking the community

A new pathway forward

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