Tivendale Road & Princes Highway intersection | Officer
The Princes Highway Intersections project will transform local roads to cope with future growth and to improve travel for generations to come.
This key infrastructure project will provide safer travel for all road users, while improving connectivity and access along this vital growth corridor. These intersection upgrades are expected to reduce congestion and improve travel time reliability along this corridor.
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Business support
Recognising the significance of the ongoing disruptions to businesses, Council is offering additional support by appointing a dedicated officer to act as a key liaison for impacted businesses with Council and provide more regular communication. This role will offer support and access to direct advice and information and will connect businesses with resources such as business coaching and mentoring, training workshops, financial, mental health support and more.
Information on a range of supports for local businesses can be found in Cardinia Shire Council’s Business Hub.
Project description
The intersection upgrade will include:
- additional lanes in Tivendale Road
- additional Princes Highway through lanes
- upgraded left-hand slip lane into Station Street
- westbound bus priority lane
- cyclist and pedestrian facilities, with dedicated bicycle lane signalisation,
- improved drainage
- landscaping
Funding
The Princes Highway Intersection program has $36 million in funding to deliver 8 major intersection upgrades from 2020 to 2029.
- Australian Government contribution: $17.8 million from its Urban Congestion Fund.
- Council contribution: $18.3 million from its Developer Contribution Plan.
Progress update
Due to the complexities with the design, management of the contractor and ongoing impacts due to weather, third-party authority approvals, and material and workforce shortages, the Tivendale Road intersection project has been further delayed, and we are hoping to see this project completed by September 2024.
Council is committed to continually working with local businesses to minimise disruptions, and is making every effort to ensure that they are informed of upcoming activities and their timings, as soon as the information is available.
From these discussions with businesses, Council has worked with the contractor to stagger the outstanding works and reschedule as many activities as possible to take place outside of normal working hours.
We acknowledge the inconvenience and frustration that these works have caused and we are working with the contractor and the relevant authorities to complete the works as fast as possible for the benefit of the community.
Works underway or upcoming
- Night works to be complete the final layer of wearing course asphalt to the highway and service lanes were scheduled from 16-19 September 2024, however they have been rescheduled to weekend and next week due to weather. Works will take place from 7pm – 5am and traffic management will be in place.
- Bus shelter and surrounding footpath works on Princes Hwy are underway and are expected to be completed in the coming weeks.
- Council is coordinating with the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) to ensure that the traffic signals can be turned on at the Bayview Road intersection as soon as possible. Signal switch on procedure works are currently underway.
Service lane works
Works are continuing on the inbound Princes Highway service lanes.
From next week, the contractor will be completing carpark pavement works. These works should take approximately 1 week to complete, weather permitting.
Disruptions to service lanes
- Minor disruptions and delays are expected over this weekend and next from 7pm-5am.
- Parking will be temporarily impacted while material deliveries occur, machinery is in operation and pavement works are being completed on the parking bays
- Service lanes are kept open and accessible during the project.
Recently completed works
- Driveway reconstruction works on Tivendale Rd to the Shell service station are completed and driveways are reopened
- Inbound concrete works are complete
- Street lighting activated around the Bayview Road intersection
- Signal upgrade works to the Tivendale and Princes Hwy intersection
- Drainage improvement works
- Guardrail works
Project Highlights
- Due to a number of complexities, the Tivendale Road intersection project has been further delayed
- Asphalting to the outbound lanes on Princes Hwy has been completed
- Works are continuing on the inbound Princes Highway service lanes to complete the carparking, kerb and channel and asphalting.
- Night works were scheduled from 16-19 September, however have been rescheduled to the weekend due to weather
- Information on a range of supports for local businesses can be found in Cardinia Shire Council’s Business Hub
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