Ballarto Road Upgrade
Underway
Project update - October 2024
Major roadworks on Ballarto Road from Boggy Creek to Flora Park Way are continuing until mid 2025, and at the Ballarto Road and Potts Road intersection until the end of 2024. There are road closures and major detours in place.
Ballarto Road and Potts Road intersection
From late October to December 2024, you can expect:
- Ballarto Road closed at the Potts Road intersection for one night in late October between 7pm to 5am to relocate barriers. Detour via Frankston-Dandenong Road, Hall Road and Western Port Highway.
- After night works, Ballarto Road will reopen to one lane in each direction with reduced speed limits.
- Potts Road remains closed at the Ballarto Road intersection until late December 2024. Detour via Valley Road and McClelland Drive or Cranbourne-Frankston Road and Western Port Highway.
Ballarto Road from Boggy Creek to Greenwood Drive
From mid-November to December 2024, you can expect:
- Ballarto Road closed between Lyrebird Drive and Greenwood Drive for one night in mid-November between 7pm and 5am to relocate barriers. Detour via Frankston-Dandenong Road, Hall Road and Western Port Highway.
- On weekdays between 6.30am and 6.30pm, the eastbound lane on Ballarto Road remains closed between Lyrebird Drive and Greenwood Drive. The westbound lane on Ballarto Road remains open under changed traffic conditions.
- On weeknights, weekends and public holidays, temporary traffic lights will be operating to allow local traffic to take turns travelling on both directions.
- Access to the Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve carpark will be closed for up to 2 weeks from mid-November.
- Temporary bus stop closures between Boggy Creek and Greenwood Drive. Please visit the Public Transport Victoria website (ptv.vic.gov.au) to stay updated with the latest disruption information.
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Public transport changes
- The bus stop opposite the Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve will be closed until mid-2025.
- Passengers advised to use the bus stop opposite the Carrum Downs Police Station
- The bus stop opposite Flinders College will be closed until mid-2025.
- Passengers advised to use the bus stop at the corner of Greenwood Drive to catch route 832 or the temporary bus stop located on Ballarto Road, east of Greenwood Drive to catch 760.
Please visit the Public Transport Victoria website to stay updated with the latest disruption information.
What’s next
Eastbound lane traffic disruptions between Lyrebird Drive and Flora Park Way will continue until mid-2025. We will keep the community updated as works progress.
Support local businesses
While we complete these important upgrades in Carrum Downs, it’s business as usual for local traders. Access to all businesses remain open.
Shop local during works and support local businesses. We appreciate your patience and understanding while we deliver these important safety upgrades.
Project background
Ballarto Road between Seaford and Skye provides an important east-west link from Frankston-Dandenong Road to Western Port Highway, with approximately 18,000 vehicles using this busy road every day.
Due to constant traffic movements along Ballarto Road, drivers often experience congestion when trying to exit or enter the main road from residential streets.
The $36.5 million project is co-funded by the Australian Government and the Victorian Government, contributing $30 million and $6.5 million respectively. These improvements along Ballarto Road between Seaford and Skye will help drivers get to their destinations sooner and safer.
Environmental care
We share the value that the local community places on the environment. To understand any impacts to flora and fauna, we’ve undertaken detailed ecological and arboricultural impact assessments. We’ve also worked closely with designers to reduce the project footprint and retain as many existing trees and shrubs along Ballarto Road as possible.
As part of these upgrades along Ballarto Road between Lyrebird Drive and Potts Road, 154 trees have been removed. 270 trees and 20,000 indigenous shrubs, groundcovers and tussocks will be replanted along Ballarto Road.
We have provided a number of tree logs to Frankston City Council to be used in natural reserves and for landscaping projects. The logs will provide valuable habitat to echidnas and other small marsupials.
We have also mulched the remainder of the trees to be used for extensive landscaping works between Boggy Creek and Potts Road.
Cultural heritage salvage works
As part of the Cultural Heritage Management Plan requirements from the Bunurong Land and Council Aboriginal Corporation (BLCAC), we have completed salvage works opposite Flinders Christian College.
Benefits
These intersection upgrades will:
- Improve safety for all road users, including vulnerable road users such as pedestrians.
- Help improve traffic flow and access for drivers exiting off or entering onto the main road from residential streets.
- Provide greater capacity to help accommodate current and future traffic volumes.
Get in touch
If you have any questions, please contact us using the email below.
Email: [email protected] with the subject line ‘Ballarto Road intersection upgrades’