Planning is progressing for the Mickleham Road Upgrade – Stage 2 between Dellamore Boulevard and Craigieburn Road.
As part of the upgrade we’ll
- add extra lanes, increasing Mickleham Road to 3 lanes in each direction
- add traffic lights at the Mickleham Road and Dunhelen Lane and Cookes Road intersections
- build walking and cycling paths.
This will:
- enhance the benefits that have resulted from the Mickleham Road Upgrade – Stage 1, between Somerton Road and Dellamore Boulevard and the Craigieburn Road Upgrade, between Hume Highway and Mickleham Road
- improve road safety
- reduce congestion and improve travel times
- increase road capacity, catering for population growth and increased vehicle movements
- make it easier and safer to walk and cycle in the area.
Planning update
Planning work completed to date includes traffic modelling, constructability assessments, economic modelling, stakeholder/community consultation and environmental investigations. It has also included an evaluation of the potential impacts and analysis of the benefits, risks, and costs to deliver a preferred design.
A business case has been completed, which examined the upgrade in detail to recommend a design and identify the best delivery approach.
What we heard
From 24 April 2023 to 14 May 2023, we asked for community and business feedback on Engage Victoria to help inform our planning for the upgrade. Thank you to everyone who took the time to provide feedback.
Feedback has helped us understand how people currently use the road as well as views on safety, traffic flow and what we should consider in our planning. We also heard how local businesses operate and use the road network.
Feedback highlighted strong support for a potential upgrade to reduce travel times, boost road capacity and make it easier and safer to walk and cycle in the area. 95% of survey respondents support the potential road upgrade and 99% of respondents said they would like additional lanes added to Mickleham Road between Dellamore Boulevard and Craigieburn Road.
For further information on what you’ve said view the Community and Business Consultation Summary (PDF, 683.6 KB).
Next steps
Planning work is continuing, as the upgrade moves towards construction. Key activities include:
- detailed on-site environmental investigations to further understand flora and fauna which might be impacted by the upgrade
- preparing a Cultural Heritage Management Plan - to outline measures to ensure Aboriginal cultural heritage is recognised and safeguarded
- refining the upgrade’s design
- on-site investigations including identifying underground utilities, testing ground conditions, drainage and flood modelling
- appointing a construction partner.
Construction timelines will be known once our planning has progressed further.