Truck Action Plan - Stage 1
| Timeframe: | Short-medium term
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| Cost: | $380 million (stage 1) | | |
Project description
The Victorian Government will implement a two-stage truck action plan. This plan will reduce the number of trucks using residential streets in Melbourne's inner-west and improve access to the Port of Melbourne precinct.
Stage one involves the construction of new ramps connecting the West Gate Freeway and Hyde Street, enhancing connectivity to the Port of Melbourne. These ramps will face west to reduce pressure on the West Gate Bridge. Hyde and Whitehall Streets will be upgraded and Shepherds Bridge strengthened to ensure appropriate access for heavy vehicles. Stage one of this project is being managed and delivered by VicRoads.
Stage two is a medium term project. It involves an upgrade to Sunshine Road, Dempster Street and Paramount Road. This has been combined with
WestLink, which is a proposed road tunnel between the Port of Melbourne and Geelong Road. This project is managed by the Linking Melbourne Authority.
The Truck Action Plan has been submitted to the Commonwealth Government for funding consideration.
Project benefits
- The Hyde Street connection will reduce the number of trucks using Francis Street and Somerville Road by around 70 per cent. That equates to 5,000 fewer trucks on these roads each weekday or 1.2 million fewer truck trips per year.
- The Truck Action Plan will provide quicker and easier access between the Port of Melbourne and the West Gate Freeway, improving journey times for freight vehicles.
- The project will assist with the development of Footscray – one of six new Central Activities Districts – making it a more attractive place to live and work.
- The project will improve overall amenity of inner West suburbs by improving liveability and social amenity.
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