Project background
Bulmans Road is an important link within the City of Melton. It connects the suburbs of Harkness and Melton West to the township of Melton, Woodgrove Shopping Centre and the Western Freeway. Currently the two schools along Bulmans Road, Catholic Regional College (CRC) and St Catherine of Siena Primary School, generate significant traffic volumes resulting in safety and congestion concerns. This project will help address these concerns for all users, including pedestrians.
The project scope of works will include:
- Urbanisation of Bulmans Road (kerbs, underground drainage, centre median islands)
- Road widening and realignment
- Additional service roads
- Formalised on-street parking
- Shared paths and footpath links
- Cyclist lanes and links
- Landscaping
- Public lighting realignment
- Underground services relocations (electricity, water, gas, and communications)
A report on the consultation phase that was completed in during the consultation phase is available in the document library.
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Project update
January 2025
Temporary road and lane closures on Bulmans Road in January
The next stage of works at the Bulmans Road upgrade will involve completing the final asphalting, line marking and installation of some guardrails.
There will be noise impacts associated with these works, however, crews will move along the road and are not expected to remain in one location for an extended period.
Changes to traffic will be advised by electronic signage.
Please take care around the worksite and follow directions from traffic controllers and signage at all times.
Nightworks
From Sunday 19 January to Sunday 26 January from 6pm until 6am we will close Bulmans Road overnight for final asphalting and line marking.
We will complete the works in two halves. Firstly, we will close Westlakes Drive to Sovereign Boulevard, then reopen this section and close Sovereign Boulevard to Centenary Drive. Please see the detour maps below.
Guardrail installation
From Tuesday 14 January to Thursday 16 January from 7am until 5pm we will close the northbound lane of Bulmans Road from West Melton Drive to Centenary Avenue to install guardrails. Detours will be in place.
Photos
Stage 1A documents
Document Library
Traffic Modelling on Bulmans Road
Existing road conditions
Proposed changes
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Frequently asked questions
Construction will begin in November 2023 and is anticipated to be complete in March 2025.
We will mitigate disruptions as much as possible. We expect lane closures will be required for the duration of works.
Some key components of construction will be undertaken during the school holidays.
Lane closures will be communicated ahead of time through electronic roadside signage and on the Council website.
Schools will be notified in advance.
The majority of the work will occur during work hours, however some night works will occur to avoid having to close multiple lanes during peak traffic times. While construction noise is inevitable for the nearby residents, a curfew will be imposed on the noisiest machinery to avoid disruptions to sleep.
Changes in traffic condition will be communicated through roadside electronic message boards and our website. Local residents will be informed via letter drop. We will keep the local schools informed of progress too.
This intersection and road re-alignment cannot be upgraded without expanding the road footprint through additional lanes, which require the removal of several mature trees.
We experimented with reducing the length, width and alignment of these lanes to mitigate losses and we also engaged the help of an arborist to assist with the design.
As part of this project Council will delivering extensive landscaping and new tree plantings and garden beds will be delivered offsetting the tree loss.
This road does not need duplicating for the foreseeable future. The traffic modelling undertaken to date has optimised the road layout within the constrained road reserve width. Future traffic volumes have been taken into consideration.
The Department of Transport have identified this location as a possible site for an interchange. We are advocating for the delivery of this project. No date has been set by the Department of Transport and you can make further enquires relating to this project with them.
Our intersection design has taken into consideration the future interchanges existence.
Options to increase parking supply is limited however the project aims to provide 100 car spaces on Bulmans Road in a safe and orderly manner. Further car parking is identified on the surrounding road network within a short walking distance. Further information can be found on our website https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Roads-and-traffic/Car-parking
