Strategic Sealed Roads Project

Key points

  • Council has invested $25 million into the Strategic Sealed Roads Project. We’re proposing to seal about 40 kilometres of local unsealed roads in 7 locations across the shire.
  • The project will create strategic links to existing sealed roads, in locations where they are needed most and where they will deliver the most benefit. 
  • If you live on one of the roads to be sealed: You'll receive a letter with details about the proposed scope of the works and when the works are expected to happen.  

Roads to be sealed

View map of roads to be sealed

How the project will benefit road users

This project will deliver 40 kilometres of new, sealed roads that will:

  • connect existing sealed roads in the places they will deliver the most benefit – such as around schools and community facilities and in the highest-traffic areas
  • reduce traffic on the local, unsealed road network which will result in less wear and tear and lower maintenance costs on these roads
  • reduce environmental impacts associated with unsealed roads including run-off and dust, while improving comfort and service levels for road users.

How the roads were chosen

Qualitative data and a rigorous cost benefit analysis was undertaken to rank and prioritise the roads to be sealed under this program.

The roads that were chosen:  

  • provided the best links between existing sealed road networks
  • were in the highest-traffic areas
  • provided the greatest convenience for road-users
  • provided the greatest safety benefits
  • provided the most long-term cost savings (by reducing maintenance)
  • were most requested by the community for road repairs and maintenance.

Main Drain and Boundary Drain roads, Koo Wee Rup

WORKS FINISHED: Boundary Drain Road (from Station Street to Denhams Road) and Main Drain Road (Denhams Road to Ballarto Road)   

  • 7.3 kilometres of road were sealed as part of these works.
  • The project achieves a high level of environmental sustainability.
  • These were the first roads to be reconstructed as part of the Strategic Sealed Roads Project. 
  • Both roads now have solar-powered pavement markers and street lighting at intersections and traffic islands, lighting the way for motorists with clean renewable energy while improving road safety for all users.

What the works included 

  • Pavement construction
  • Kerb and channel construction (where needed)
  • Traffic calming devices (as needed)
  • Drainage works
  • Signage, guardrails and line markings

Mayor Brett Owen crouching on freshly sealed road at Koo Wee Rup

LL and Armytage roads, Officer

SEALED: The full length of LL Road, and Armytage Road from LL Road to Brown Road. The project also included a temporary seal on Brown Road from Armytage Road to Starling Road.

What the works will included 

  • Pavement construction
  • Kerb and channel construction (as needed)
  • Traffic calming devices (as needed)
  • Drainage works
  • Signage, guardrails and line markings

McGregor, Soldiers and Hobson roads, Rythdale

SEALED AND COMPLETED

  • The entire length of McGregor Road, 
  • Soldiers Road: McGregor Road to Hobson Road

STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION

  • Hobson Road: Ballarto Road to Soldiers Road

Project completed 

  • The project achieves a high level of environmental sustainability. 
  • These roads now have solar-powered markers and street lighting at intersections and traffic islands, lighting the way for motorists with clean renewable energy while improving road safety for all users. 
  • More than 1500 tonnes of recycled glass were used in the project, decreasing the percentage of quarried materials required in the pavement, and improving environmental outcomes. 
  • Three wildlife sensitive light poles were installed. 

What the works include 

  • Road pavement construction
  • Kerb and channel construction (as needed)
  • Traffic calming devices (as needed)
  • Drainage works
  • Signage, guardrails and line markings

McGregor Road, Rythdale

 

Evans Road, Bunyip

TO BE SEALED: 3.6 kilometres of road (the entire length of Evans Road)  

Progress update

Detailed designs are now complete and are currently being reviewed to include the results of environmental investigations. Construction is expected to start in 2024.

What the works will include 

  • Pavement construction
  • Kerb and channel construction (where needed)
  • Traffic calming devices (as needed)
  • Drainage works
  • Signage, guardrails and line markings

Bessie Creek Road, Gembrook

TO BE SEALED: 5.3 kilometres of road (the entire unsealed section of Bessie Creek Road)

Progress update

Detailed designs are now complete and final environmental investigations are currently underway. Construction is expected to start in late 2023.

What the works will include 

  • Pavement construction
  • Kerb and channel construction (as needed)
  • Traffic calming devices (as needed)
  • Drainage works
  • Signage, guardrails and line markings

Denhams Road, Koo Wee Rup

SEALED: The entire unsealed section of Denhams Road 

Project completed

  • The project achieves a high level of environmental sustainability
  • Boundary Drain Road and Denhams Road were the first roads to be reconstructed as part of the strategi sealed roads proejct
  • Both roads now have solar-powered markers and street lighting at intersections and traffic islands, lighting the way for motorists with clean renewable energy while improving road safety or all users. 

What the works included

  • Pavement construction
  • Kerb and channel construction (as needed)
  • Traffic calming devices (as needed)
  • Drainage works
  • Signage, guardrails and line markings

Mt Lyall Road, Heath Hill

TO BE SEALED: 6 kilometres of road (from Westernport Road to the municipal boundary)

Progress update

Construction expected to start in mid-2023, pending planning permit approval.

What the works will include 

  • Pavement construction
  • Kerb and channel construction (as needed)
  • Traffic calming devices (as needed)
  • Drainage works
  • Signage, guardrails and line markings

Thewlis Road, Pakenham

TO BE SEALED: Thewlis Road (from Peck Road to Brown Road) 

Progress update

Environmental investigations are currently underway. Finalisation of design has been delayed. Construction is expected to start in 2023/24.

What the works will include 

  • Pavement construction
  • Kerb and channel construction (as needed)
  • Traffic calming devices (as needed)
  • Drainage works
  • Signage, guardrails and line markings

Dore Road, Pakenham

TO BE SEALED: 6 kilometres of road (the entire length of Dore Road)  

Progress update

Construction expected to start in mid-2023, pending planning permit approval. 

What the works will include 

  • Road pavement construction
  • Kerb and channel construction (as needed)
  • Traffic calming devices (as needed)
  • Drainage works
  • Signage, guardrails and line markings

Huxtable Road, Pakenham Upper

TO BE SEALED: 3.3 kilometres of road (the entire length of Huxtable Road)  

Progress update

Environmental investigations are currently underway. Construction is expected to start in 2023/24.

What the works will include 

  • Road pavement construction
  • Kerb and channel construction (as needed)
  • Traffic calming devices (as needed)
  • Drainage works
  • Signage, guardrails and line markings

Enquiries

Contact our Major Road Projects Team
Ph: 1300 787 624 
Email: mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au

 

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