📋 Tender Overview
Location Victoria AustraliaScope The Palmers Road Corridor project is a proposed 16km-long north-south road link in the west of Melbourne between the Western Freeway at Deer Park Bypass and the Calder Freeway Australia. The project will upgrade and connect the local roads including Robinsons Road Westwood Drive and Calder Park Drive as well as improve mobility in Brimbank and Melton. The corridor will feature six-lane divided road with interchanges bicycle and pedestrian facilities and related infrastructure when fully completed. Construction of the project will be carried out in stages through 2046. The Palmers Road Corridor project will serve as a primary north-south arterial road between Western Ring Road to the east and the Outer Metropolitan Ring Road to the west. The project will connect the major highways in Western Melbourne such as Princes Freeway Western Freeway Western Highway Melton Highway and Calder Freeway. The future arterial corridor is considered to provide suitable transport infrastructure to the growing residential development and employment in Melbournes western suburbs. The Palmers Road Corridor was considered as the suitable alternative over the other two options which included Gourlay Road Corridor to the west and Kings Road Corridor to the east as it can accommodate six-lane primary north-south arterial. The decision to develop the north-south road link in Melbournes west was made in November 2009. The detailed planning for the environmental effects statement EES and the planning scheme amendment PSA processes of the Palmers Road Corridor was prepared by VicRoads in 2013. VicRoads collaborated with councils service authorities landowners and others to reduce the impact on the native vegetation heritage places buildings and residents habitats for native fauna as well as rivers and creeks. The Palmers Road Corridor project will include the construction of three lanes in each direction along with off-road shared bicycle and pedestrian facilities on each side. The width of the corridor will vary from 40m to 60m while the design speed will be roughly 80kmh. The two existing railway crossings including Melbourne-Bendigo rail line with Calder Park Drive and the Melbourne-Ballarat rail line with Robinsons Road will be removed. The project will also involve the construction of two bridges over Kororoit Creek and a raised interchange at the Calder Freeway in the north as well as intersection upgrades and landscaping and drainage improvements in the region. The initial phase of Palmers Road Corridor project will involve the construction of Kororoit Creek bridge and Calder Freeway interchange in addition to the upgrade of existing roads such as Robinsons Road Westwood Drive and Calder Park Drive. The Palmers Road Corridor will have the capacity to carry approximately 40000 vehicles a day.The project will separate arterial traffic from the local traffic and enhance the amenity
