16 May 2024
Home stretch
We’re on the home stretch, with new sections of road opening in the last month and the intersection upgrades at Camms and Berwick-Cranbourne roads well underway.
We’re making great progress across the project. In April, we moved vehicles onto the newly built north and southbound lanes between Thompsons Road and Linsell Boulevard. We also opened the upgraded intersections at Bellarine Drive and Sunbird Avenue.
At the southern end of the project, we opened the new intersection at the South Gippsland Highway and Cameron Street, with vehicles now travelling on both carriageways. The new Cameron Street service road entry and exits also opened to traffic for the first time.
In another milestone, the new signalised intersection at Elmslie Drive also opened last month. For the first time, Elmslie Drive links up with Cameron Street to give more access into and out of the Livingston Estate.
We’re well on the way to completing the new Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road service road. We’ve removed the hump in the road over the old railway line and levelled out the road surface between Clarendon and Marklin streets. This section of the service road will open to traffic in mid-May once we’ve completed asphalting.
At the Berwick-Cranbourne Road intersection, we’ve removed the old road, drainage, kerbs and footpaths to make way for the new intersection. We’ve also continued installing the new drainage network and building the foundations of the new road.
At Berwick-Cranbourne Road, we’ve:
- poured over 6000 tonnes of asphalt
- relayed more than 2.2km of kerbs
- installed approximately 1,700 metres of drainage.
What's coming up
During May, June and July, we’ll complete the final layer of asphalting and line marking in sections along Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road between the intersections at Thompsons Road and South Gippsland Highway.
We’re also working to lay the final layer of asphalt at the intersection of Berwick-Cranbourne Road and Gwenton Avenue, with the westbound lanes between Main Street and Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road opening in late May. Once this is done, we’ll open the westbound lanes and the intersection of Gwenton Avenue and Berwick-Cranbourne Road.
To lay asphalt, we need dry, warm weather. If we need to reschedule this work, we’ll let you know via our on-road signage and SMS. In the event of wet weather, we’ll reschedule works to the following night or day.
These impacts will be a combination of day and night works, with local detours in place. While we work, the following closures and changes will be in place.
1. Until Friday 17 May, 7am to 6pm
Brindalee Place and 270-278 Narre Warren Road closed at Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road.
2. Until Saturday 18 May, 7am to 6pm
Elmslie Drive closed at Cameron Street for up to 3 days.
3. Until Saturday 18 May, 7am to 6pm
Southbound lanes closed between Berwick- Cranbourne Road and South Gippsland Highway for up to 3 days.
4. Friday 17 to Sunday 19 May, 7am to 6pm
Majestic Boulevard closed at Narre Warren- Cranbourne Road.
5. Friday 17 to Wednesday 22 May, 7am to 6pm
Southbound lanes closed between Rochester Parade and New Holland Drive for up to 3 days. Hunt Club Boulevard closed during these works.
6. Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May, 7am to 6pm
Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road closed in both directions between Thompsons Road and Kingdom Drive/Spirit Boulevard for up to 2 days.
7. Thursday 23 to Wednesday 29 May, 7am to 6pm
Southbound lanes closed between Elmslie Drive and Lineham Drive for up to 5 days. To access Cameron Street businesses, detour via High Street and South Gippsland Highway.
8. Tuesday 28 to Friday 31 May, 7am to 6pm
Narre Warren-Cranbourne Service Road closed between Lyall and Clarendon streets for up to 4 days.
9. Tuesday 28 May to Tuesday 4 June, 7pm to 6am
Cameron Street Service Road closed overnight between South Gippsland Highway and Berwick- Cranbourne Road intersection for up to 1 week.
10. Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 June, 7am to 6pm
Northbound lanes closed between South Gippsland Highway and Sladen Street. Service Road slip lane entry and exit open on Cameron Street during works.
11. Until mid-2024
- Camms Road closed at Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road
- Berwick-Cranbourne and Narre Warren-Cranbourne roads intersection closed
- Lane closures on South Gippsland Highway between Cameron Street and Lineham Drive.
The Barn kinder incursion
Big Build Roads went back to school recently with the project team visiting Judy Clarkson Daycare and Kindergarten Centre. With the daycare on the doorstep of the Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road Upgrade, plenty of eager future engineers participated in construction related activities.