Lara Six Ways intersection upgrade

What we're doing

Big Build Roads is upgrading the intersection of Station Lake Road, Patullos Road, Forest Road North and Forest Road South, known as Lara Six Ways, on behalf of Transport Victoria.

The Lara Six Ways Intersection Upgrade will:

• replace the existing single lane roundabout with traffic lights
• add new signalised pedestrian crossings at the intersection and pedestrian crossings on Flinders Avenue and Kees Road
• remove the right turn from Kees Road onto Patullos Road
• remove the right turn from Flinders Avenue onto Station Lake Road and Station Lake Road onto Flinders Avenue
• add additional lanes at the intersection
• relocate the Pioneers’ Memorial Cairn and the public toilet block.

Benefits

• Provides safe crossing opportunities between business, community facilities, schools, and residential areas.
• Reduced congestion through central Lara improving travel time reliability to key facilities, including the Lara Train Station. 

Construction timelines

• September 2026 – start of works
• Mid-2027 – project completion 

Access changes

To add new lanes at the intersection the ability for vehicles to turn right across multiple traffic lanes needs to be restricted.

These changes will improve safety for road users, lower the risk and severity of crashes and improve traffic flow by preventing drivers from attempting risky and uncontrolled movements.

Station Lake Road and Flinders Avenue

To add new lanes at the intersection along Station Lake Road, the ability for vehicles to turn right from Station Lake Road onto Flinders Avenue and to turn right out from Flinders Avenue onto Station Lake Road needs to be restricted.

Motorists will still be able to:

• turn left from Station Lake Road onto Flinders Avenue
• turn left from Flinders Avenue onto Station Lake Road.

To access Flinders Avenue when travelling westbound on Station Lake Road, motorists will need to do a U-turn at the new traffic lights.

To access Station Lake Road westbound from Flinders Avenue, turn left onto Station Lake Road Service Road and then turn right onto Station Lake Road from an existing access point.

Patullos Road and Kees Road

To add new lanes at the intersection along Patullos Road, the ability for vehicles to turn right across multiple traffic lanes from Kees Road onto Patullos Road needs to be restricted.

Motorists will still be able to:

• turn left from Kees Road onto Patullos Road
• turn left from Patullos Road into Kees Road
• turn right from Patullos Road into Kees Road.

To access Patullos Road westbound from Kees Road, motorists will need to make a U-turn at the new traffic lights or drive west along Patullos Service Road and turn right onto Patullos Road from Benjamin Drive.

Funding

The Victorian Government has invested $16 million to improve safety, capacity and traffic flow at the Lara Six Ways intersection.

Get in touch

To find out more about this project, please contact Big Build Roads.

Email: [email protected]

Call:    1800 105 105