Projects

Murradoc Road upgrade

This upgrade is part of the Australian Government’s Investment Road and Rail Program which includes a range of traffic and transport initiatives to make the Bellarine Peninsula cyclist friendly and connected, while reducing congestion.

Update - October 2024

From 9 October, we’ll be working along two sections of Murradoc Road to improve safety for all road users. These works are expected to take eight months to complete, weather permitting.

This project focuses on upgrading a 1.5km section between Becks Road and Portarlington-Queenscliff Road near Drysdale, and a 3km section between Bluff Road and McLeod Street in St Leonards.

The upgrade includes:

  • drainage works
  • widening the road shoulders on both sides of the road
  • new pavement
  • new line marking, and
  • installation of signs, guideposts and barriers.

Traffic impacts

We understand roadworks can be disruptive, and we thank you for your patience during this project. Dates and timeframes of these works are dependent on a range of factors, including favourable weather and site conditions.

Crews will be on site between 7am and 6pm, with the possibility of weekend and nightworks. Traffic management will include lane closures and reduced speed limits to protect the safety of crews and road users. Traffic controllers will guide traffic through the site one lane at a time during construction hours. Temporary traffic lights will manage traffic at other times.

Please take care when travelling through the work site for your own safety, the safety of our road crews and the safety of others on the road.

Look out for signs indicating changed traffic conditions and allow extra time for your journey.

We thank you for your patience and support while we complete these important upgrades.

Access

While access to residential properties will be retained, there will be periods of disruption to local roads and traffic flow.

The contractor will contact impacted residents directly should access be disrupted.

Overview

Murradoc Road is an east-west arterial road, forming a link between Drysdale and coastal towns on the Bellarine Peninsula including Portarlington, Queenscliff, Indented Head and St Leonards.

During peak periods, Murradoc Road between Drysdale and St Leonards experiences increasingly heavy volumes of local and tourist traffic. In turn, the growing traffic volumes increase the likelihood of crashes and reduce the level of safety for cyclists sharing the road.

In the 5-year period to January 2024, there have been nine crashes recorded between Drysdale and St Leonards, with seven crashes resulting in serious injuries.

Benefits

Benefits will:

  • improve road safety for all road users
  • reduce congestion and interactions between cyclists and vehicles
  • minimise risk of cyclist and car crashes and run-off-road crashes, and
  • increase cycling use and appeal of the Bellarine Peninsula area as a cycling friendly location.

Get in touch

Call: 133 778
Email: [email protected]