Projects

High Street Melton intersection upgrades

We're upgrading three intersections on High Street in Melton to improve safety and traffic flow.

Project update - December 2024

We’ve completed construction works at the High Street and Coburns Road intersection.

We’re working with the power authority to establish a permanent power connection to the site. Temporary street lighting is in place until the new street lighting can be switched on.

We’d like to thank the local Melton community for your cooperation while we worked to upgrade the Coburns Road, Norton Drive and Holland Drive intersections with High Street.

While major works at all three intersections are complete, minor rectification works will occur in January which may require traffic management.

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What we’ve done

High Street and Coburns Road 

We’ve removed the roundabout and installed new traffic lights at the High Street and Coburns Road intersection to make it safer and easier to travel through the intersection.

Improvements of the intersection upgrade include:

  • new traffic lights.
  • new signalised pedestrian crossings.
  • new dedicated turning lanes and new lane configuration.
  • new raised safety platform and traffic islands.
  • upgraded street lighting and line marking.
  • improved drainage and kerbs.
  • complete asphalt resurfacing.
  • tree and vegetation trimming and removals.

Changes to vehicle movements 

We’ve constructed a dedicated right-turn lane from Coburns Road to High Street to improve safety at the intersection. Drivers are no longer permitted to turn right in or out of Carina Drive at the southern intersection at Coburns Road.

To travel north from the southern end of Carina Drive, drivers will need to turn left onto Coburns Road and make a U-turn at the High Street intersection when it is safe to do so.

There are no changes to access at the northern end of Carina Drive.

Environment 

We need to remove approximately 54 trees to allow enough room for the new traffic lights and to improve visibility at the intersection.

Artist’s impressions

Click on the green buttons below to see the artist’s impressions of the improvements at High Street and Coburns Road as before and after sliders.

Close view the intersection

Before and after (External link)

View from Coburns Road

Before and after(External link)

View from High Street

Before and after(External link)

High Street and Norton Drive

We have installed new traffic lights and signalised pedestrian crossings at the intersection of High Street and Norton Drive to make travelling safer and easier. 

Improvements include:

  • new traffic lights.
  • new signalised pedestrian crossings.
  • new traffic islands.
  • improved drainage and kerbing.
  • complete asphalt resurfacing.
  • new line markings and updated lane configuration.
  • upgraded street lighting.
  • tree and vegetation trimming and removals.

As part of this project, we’ve completed minor road widening at the High Street and Holland Drive intersection to cater for turning heavy vehicles. 

Changes to vehicle movements

To improve safety at the High Street and Norton Drive intersection, the right exit from Melton Gateway is no longer permitted. Drivers can turn left onto High Street and use the roundabout at Melton Highway to travel towards Melton. 

We’ve constructed new traffic islands to improve safety by separating traffic lanes and providing a safe refuge for crossing pedestrians. Due to space constraints, heavy vehicles longer than 19 metres (including B-Doubles) are no longer permitted to turn left from High Street to Norton Drive. Left turn access to the industrial estate is available at the Holland Drive and High Street intersection.

The right turn from High Street onto Norton Drive and exits from Norton Drive to High Street are still permitted for long vehicles. 

Speed limit change

We’ve introduced a safer speed limit of 60km/h on High Street in both directions between Melton Valley Drive and the Melton Highway roundabout. The new permanent 60km/h speed limit will help reduce the likelihood and the severity of road crashes and improve the road environment for everyone.

The new speed limit of 60km/h was introduced on Friday, 25 October 2024.

Environment

We needed to remove approximately 33 trees to allow for the safety improvements at the intersection of High Street and Norton Drive. 

Artist’s impressions

Click on the green buttons below to see the artist’s impressions of the improvements at High Street and Norton Drive as before and after sliders.

Close view the intersection 

Before and after(External link)

View from High Street 

Before and after(External link)

View from Norton Drive

Before and after(External link)

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If you’d like further information on the project you can email us at [email protected] or call 133 778.