Projects

Green Triangle Bridgewater Road and Portland Ring Road (Henty Highway), Portland

The Australian Government is committed to delivering upgrades in the Green Triangle region.

Project status:

Planned

What we are doing

The Green Triangle Freight Action Plan has identified an opportunity to improve safety and efficiency for trucks travelling along the Henty Highway, including over-dimensional vehicles that are too large to travel under the existing Bridgewater Road bridge at the Portland Ring Road in Portland.

The solution will aim to:

  • improve freight accessibility for over-dimensional loads travelling to and from the Port of Portland
  • improve efficiency for vehicles carrying over-dimensional components for equipment including windfarm renewable energy projects that need to travel through this location
  • reduce the volume of heavy freight using local roads as an alternative route
  • improve safety for all road users.

Have your say

We’d like to thank everyone who completed the online survey or attended our information sessions in October 2023. Responses to the survey and feedback from people we’ve spoken with, will inform the design for the intersection between Bridgewater Road and Portland Ring Road.

Below are some answers to frequently asked questions.

Next steps

  • Feedback collected from the online survey and community drop-in sessions will be analysed alongside traffic data.
  • We’re continuing conversations with stakeholders, industry and people who couldn’t attend the drop-in sessions.
  • We’ll develop designs based on data collected and provide an update to community early in 2024.
  • Designs are expected to be finalised around mid-2024.

Overview 

The Portland Ring Road is a key freight route for tourism, forestry, windfarms, mineral sands and dairy production.

Around 5,500 vehicles travel via the Portland Ring Road (Henty Highway) each day (including approx. 2,300 trucks). The Bridgewater Road bridge over the Portland Ring Road currently has a height clearance of 5.2 metres, which doesn’t meet the needs of heavier and wider high performance freight vehicles, leading them to seek alternative routes via local roads in Portland.

Funding

This project is part of the Australian Government’s $58.6 million investment into the Green Triangle region.

Get in touch

Call: 133 778

Email: [email protected]