North East Link Interchange Opens, with Upcoming Traffic Disruptions as Project Progresses

North East Link interchange opens, with upcoming traffic disruptions as project progresses

North East Link is due to be completed in 2028. Image: Victoria’s Big Build The first permanent section of road has opened to traffic as part of the North East Link project. Representing the biggest ever infrastructure investment in Melbourne’s north east, North East Link will comprise of 6.5-kilometre tunnels linking Melbourne’s freeway network. In a major milestone for the project, a section of the Bulleen Road Interchange is now open. This ne…

First stage of major Melbourne road project opens to traffic

Image: nilsversemann/stock.adobe.comThe Victorian government has confirmed the very first section of the state’s major North East Link project has officially opened to traffic. Once completed, the road will connect the upgraded Eastern Freeway to the M80 Ring Road, cutting travel for trucks by 35 minutes and allowing them to skip 18 sets of traffic lights. It will ultimately take 15,000 trucks off local roads each day. A section of the Bulleen R…

North East Link completes major milestone - Infrastructure Magazine

Image: monticellllo/stock.adobe.com  The first permanent section of the North East Link is now open to traffic, with motorists benefiting from the completed Bulleen Road Interchange.   The new connection will allow traffic to keep moving while crews build the North East Link tunnel entrance and massive interchange that will connect the Eastern Freeway to the 6.5-kilometre tunnels.   To build the new 270-metre section of Bulleen Road, crews insta…

North East Link’s first permanent road section now open - Roads & Infrastructure Magazine

Image courtesy of the Victorian Government. The first permanent section of road to be delivered as part of works on the North East Link project in Victoria is now open. A section of the Bulleen Road Interchange is now open and will enable traffic to keep moving as crews continue to work on the entrance to the North East Link tunnel. […] The post North East Link’s first permanent road section now open appeared first on Roads & Infrastructure Maga…