Geelong Road, Whitely Parade and Mitford Parade safety upgrades

Project update – June 2025

On Monday 23 June, crews will work on site at Princes Highway-Geelong Road and Whitely Parade intersection at 9.30pm to 5am for up to six weeks excluding Friday and Saturday nights, weather permitting.  

We’ll keep the community updated about the works program and traffic arrangements during this important safety upgrade. 

What to expect during works 

• Princes Highway-Geelong Road service road will be closed between Whitely Parade and Kororoit Street and reopen after work hours. Access to the service road will be open via Kororoit Street.
• Kerb works for two nights near the pedestrian crossing on the Princes Highway-Geelong Road service road east of Mitford Parade, with the service road closed during works. Access to the service road will be open via Cromwell Street.
• Lane closures on Princes Highway-Geelong Road near Whitely Parade.
• Reduced speeds near the work area to keep our crews and motorists safe.
• Periods of medium noise levels, vibrations, and dust – we’ll minimise these impacts as much as possible.  

If Princes Highway-Geelong Road or Whitely Parade is part of your journey, please allow extra travel time and keep an eye out for changed traffic conditions. 

What we’re doing 

To make the intersection of Whitely Parade and Princes Highway-Geelong Road safer for motorists and pedestrians, we’ll: 

• introduce a right turn ban out of Whitely Parade. Drivers traveling on Whitely Parade wanting to head westbound towards Brooklyn can enter Princes Highway-Geelong Road from the service road and make a U-turn at Angliss Street intersection.
• reshaping the traffic island at the entrance of Whitely Parade to facilitate left turn movements from Princes Highway-Geelong Road onto Whitely Parade.  
• installing a raised zebra pedestrian crossing on the Princes Highway service road east of Whitely Parade to make the road safer for public transport users.
• updating signage and line marking at the intersection. 

In 2024, we completed safety improvements at Princes Highway-Geelong Road and Mitford Parade intersection as part of this upgrade.  

To make the intersection of Princes Highway-Geelong Road and Mitford Parade safer for motorists and pedestrians, we have: 
 

• introduced a right turn ban out of Mitford Parade. Drivers on Mitford Road wanting to head westbound towards Brooklyn can turn left onto Princes Highway-Geelong Road and make a U-turn at the traffic lights at the Roberts Street/Somerville Road intersection.
• built a traffic island on Mitford Parade to facilitate left only turn movements.
• installed a speed hump and a raised pedestrian crossing along the Princes Highway service road to slow traffic down.
• updated signage and line marking at the intersection.
• Updated line marking.

Benefits

These works will:

• improve safety for all road users
• help divert non-local traffic onto arterial roads and discourage them from using the local street network as a thoroughfare route and,
• help slow traffic down on the service road and improve safety for pedestrians as they travel to and from the bus stop.

Project background

Princes Highway-Geelong Road is a major route through the western suburbs of Melbourne, linking to the Princes Freeway (M1) at its south-western end. 

Road crashes are a major cost to Australians every year. The Australian Government Black Spots projects target those road locations where crashes are occurring or are at risk of occurring. By funding measures such as traffic signals and roundabouts at dangerous locations, the program reduces the risk of crashes. Programs of this sort are very effective, saving the community many times the cost of the relatively minor road improvements that are implemented.

Get in touch

If you have any questions, or would like more information, please get in touch.

Email: [email protected]