Princes Highway intersection upgrades
About
- Several priority intersections along the Princes Highway in Cardinia Shire will be upgraded over the next 3 years as part of our Better Local Roads Project.
- This key infrastructure project will provide safer travel for all road users, while reducing congestion and catering to future increases in traffic.
- Works on the intersection upgrades at O'Neil Road in Beaconsfield and Glismann Road/Beaconsfield Avenue in Beaconsfield are now underway.
Funding
$36 million project
- Australian Government contribution: $17.8 million from its Urban Congestion Fund.
- Council contribution: $18.3 million from its Developer Contribution Plan.
What the works will include
These intersection upgrades will include:
- road widening
- addition of dual right turn lanes (only if required)
- addition of bus lane (Princes Hwy) (only if required)
- asphalting
- pavement construction
- kerb and channel construction
- drainage works
- signage
- guardrails and line-marking.
Upgrade of O'Neil Road and Princes Highway intersection, Beaconsfield
Start date: November 2020
Expected completion date: by mid-2021
Works will include:
- a fully signalised t-intersection with dual right-turn lanes
- the addition of bus lanes on the Princes Highway
- dedicated signals for cyclists
- improvements to drainage and connected shared paths from Desmond Court to the Princes Highway
- a new roundabout at Pink Hill Boulevard.
More info: Temporary road closures
Upgrade of Glismann Road and Beaconsfield Avenue intersection
Start date: January 2021
Expected completion date: Mid-2021
The Glismann Road/Beaconsfield Avenue intersection upgrade is the second Old Princes Highway intersection project to take place, after O’Neil Road intersection works.
The intersection will be upgraded to be a fully signalised intersection with:
- upgraded street lighting
- pavement widening on Princes Highway
- a new left-turn slip lane into Beaconsfield Avenue
- extended right turn lane into Beaconsfield Avenue
- dual right turn lanes out of Beaconsfield Avenue
- extending Glismann Road to intersection
- pavement resurfacing
- underground drainage upgrades
- signalised bicycle crossings
- landscaping works.
Other Princes Highway intersections being considered for upgrade
Other intersections being considered for works as part of this program include:
- Brunt Road/Whiteside Rd, Beaconsfield
- Bayview Road, Officer
- Tivendale Road/Station Street, Officer
- McMullen Road, Officer
- Arena Parade, Officer
- Thewlis Road, Pakenham