Upcoming Calder Freeway closure
A section of the Calder Freeway will close to all traffic between Melbourne and Bendigo next week, as third-party filming takes place along the freeway and surrounding roads.
11/02/2025
Closures will be in place between Malmsbury and Harcourt from 6am-10pm Tuesday, 18 February 2025.
Drivers are asked to allow up to 30 minutes extra travel time for the detour via the Calder Highway and Harmony Way through Elphinstone.
Detour signs and traffic management will direct northbound traffic onto the Calder Highway at Malmsbury, and southbound traffic onto Fogartys Gap Road, Harcourt.
View a larger version of the detour map
Heading south on the Calder Freeway, exit the freeway at Fogartys Gap Road, follow detours to Harmony Way and the Calder Highway, returning to the Calder Freeway at Malmsbury.
Heading north on the Calder Freeway, vehicles will need to exit at Malmsbury, following the detour on the Calder Highway to Harcourt.
If you are heading to Castlemaine please turn left at Victoria Road. Vehicles over 4.1 metres should travel via Coolstore Road and then Blackjack Road.
The Pyrenees Highway/ Bendigo-Sutton Grange Road will also be closed from Harmony Way to Sutton Grange (Sutton Grange-Redesdale Road) during this time. Access to local properties will be maintained.
Access will be maintained for emergency vehicles, while oversize vehicles will be escorted through the closure, if required.
These closures are critical to ensure the safety of both the travelling public and the film crew. Please follow the road closure signs and directions from traffic management. There will be no viewing opportunities, so please ensure you do not stop on the freeway for everyone’s safety.
Real-time traffic conditions are available at traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au.