North East Link (EES and Planning)
| Timeframe: | Medium term
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| Cost: | More than $6 billion | | |
Project description
Detailed planning will be undertaken to investigate a road connection between the Metropolitan Ring Road in Greensborough and the Eastern Freeway in Bulleen.
The North East Link – often referred to as the 'missing link' in Melbourne's orbital road network – will provide an additional major Yarra River crossing for Melbourne.
Tunnelling will be required to protect existing urban areas and to minimise environmental impact on the Banyule Flats and Yarra River, with further planning work still needed.
Detailed engineering investigations and community consultation will be undertaken before determining a final route alignment and design for the road connection.
This project has been submitted to the Commonwealth Government for funding consideration.
Project benefits
- North East Link is estimated to carry around 100,000 vehicles a day, providing quicker and easier access for freight operators, particularly between the growing industrial areas around Ringwood, Dandenong, Campbellfield and the new freight-hub near Donnybrook.
- With Melbourne's north expected to home to around one million people in 2026, North East Link will reduce reliance on Fitzsimmons Lane, Heidelberg Road and Rosanna Road.
- North East Link will also enhance access to Melbourne Airport as well as popular regional and interstate destinations.
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