Upgrade to Western Ring Road to affect Moonie Ponds Creek shared path mid Sep 2010 – end of 2012
Works are progressing to upgrade the M80 Ring Road between Calder Freeway and Sydney Road. These works are being delivered by the Tulla Sydney Alliance which is a partnership between VicRoads, Thiess, Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) and Hyder.
As part of these works, a new bridge will be built over the Moonee Ponds Creek to the north of the existing alignment. The bridge will be approximately 250 metres long, 7 lanes wide and approximately 7 metres higher than the existing road alignment.
To ensure the safety of pedestrians and cyclists during construction, the shared user paths to the north of the M80 Ring Road and underneath the freeway bridge will be temporarily closed. While the path is closed, the project will provide a detour to maintain pedestrian and cyclist access through the area. Please see attached diagram for the proposed works and detour.
In mid August 2010, we will start to construct a new shared user path on the south of the M80 Ring Road, along the VicRoads road reserve linking the Moonee Ponds Creek trail to Langton Street shared user path.
Works will be delivered progressively during August and September to construct:
• A new crossing over the Moonee Ponds Creek on the south of the M80 Ring Road bridge. These works are expected to take one week to complete.
• A new shared user path on the north of the M80 Ring Road guiding pedestrians and cyclists from the existing path west towards the Katrina Drive pedestrian crossing. These works are expected to take one week to complete.
• A new shared user path along the road reserve to connect Beckett Street North to the Moonee Ponds Creek trail. This work is expected to take one week to complete.
The detour is expected to be opened to pedestrians and cyclists from mid September 2010 and will be in place until the Tulla Sydney Alliance works are complete at the end of 2012. While the detour is in place, the shared user path on the north side of the freeway and under the M80 Ring Road is expected to be closed to pedestrians and cyclists from mid September 2010 and reopened at the end of 2012.
The works will take place during the day between 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday.
Should the project experience bad weather, the works will be rescheduled to the next available day.
Once the path under the M80 Ring Road is re-opened to pedestrians and cyclists, this temporary shared user path diversion will be removed and the area will be revegetated as part of the wider project landscaping strategy.
If you have any questions, please contact the project on 1300 297 090 (chose option 2 followed by option 2 again) or email community@tullasydney.com.au.
Yours faithfully
Ebony Fisher
Stakeholder and Communications Manager
Tulla Sydney Alliance