By Marcus Uhe
The intersection at Thompsons Road and Berwick-Cranbourne Road in Clyde North will be one of three major Melbourne roads redeveloped under a re-elected Labor Government as part of a suburban roads blitz.
Traffic lights would be installed to make the busy crossing safer for pedestrians, and help traffic move through the area more quickly, at a cost of $70 million.
Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards said the upgrade will benefit the residents of her electorate.
“Thousands of Cranbourne families use Thompsons Road every single day,” Ms Richards said.
“This exciting upgrade will make travel around our community smoother and safer for both drivers and pedestrians.”
The Liberal Party last week committed $175 million to upgrading Berwick-Cranbourne Road, between Thompsons Road in Berwick through to Sladen Street in Cranbourne.
The upgrades of Thompsons Road and the Clyde Road Corridor are key advocacy projects for the City of Casey.
The council wants to see Thompsons Road extended from its current end-point at Smiths Lane in Clyde North, through to Pakenham, and 14 kilometres of arterial road duplicated on the Clyde Road Corridor.
Other roads to be upgraded as part of the Labor Party’s blitz announced on Monday 24 October include Point Cook Road in Point Cook and the Grant Street, Griffith Street and Station Street intersection in Bacchus Marsh.
A total of $174 million would be invested across the three projects.
