The Camms Road intersection was opened on the morning of Monday 3 June, as works continue towards the completion of major construction on the Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road Upgrade.
Cars and pedestrians are able to use the newly upgraded intersection featuring longer turning and through lanes, reducing congestion at the intersection.
“With over 24,000 cars using the Camms Road and Rochester Parade intersection each day, it’s an important thoroughfare that has now been upgraded to feature new through and turning lanes and an approximately 10 metres wider intersection to reduce congestion for locals travelling into the Hunt Club shopping precinct and the Hunters Green retirement village,” Major Road Projects Victoria program director Marc Petersen said.
“We’ve also upgraded the existing footpaths as shared use for both cyclists and pedestrians, making this realigned intersection safer and easier to user for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers,” Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards said.
Camms Road is one of nine major upgraded intersections the crew will complete on the project including – Thompsons Road, Majestic Boulevard, Kingdom Drive and Spirit Boulevard, Linsell Boulevard, Camms Road and Rochester Parade, Lyall Street and New Holland Drive, Berwick-Cranbourne Road, Elmslie Drive and Cameron Street, South Gippsland Highway and Cameron Street.
This 4.5km upgrade also features nine kilometres of new walking and cycling paths to make it easier and safer to move around Cranbourne.
Throughout the end of May, June, and July, crews will work to complete the final layer of asphalting and line marking section-by-section along Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road to finish major construction works on the project.
The crew recently reopened Gwenton Avenue to Berwick-Cranbourne Road and will continue to work in the middle of Berwick-Cranbourne Road and Sladen Street to build the new centre medians and install safety barriers until late June.
The upgrade will improve safety and reduce congestion on Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road and ease traffic conditions on the South Gippsland Highway through to the Cranbourne town centre.
The Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road Upgrade continues Major Road Project Victoria’s list of road improvements in Cranbourne with major capital works projects to upgrade Hall Road, Cranbourne-Frankston Road, Evans Road, Thompsons Road, and Western Port Highway all completed in the last five years.
The dangerous and congested level crossing at Camms Road, Cranbourne is gone for good, marking the 73rd level crossing removed by the Victorian Government.
Camms Road reopened to traffic in November 2023 – one year ahead of schedule – following 24/7 works to finish the new road bridge, with cars now travelling over the rail line.
