Projects

Sunshine Avenue intersection upgrades

We’re improving safety and traffic flow in East Keilor and Taylors Lakes with the extensive upgrade of two major intersections.

Project status:

Planned


The Department of Transport and Planning is upgrading the intersections of Melton Highway and Sunshine Avenue in Keilor and Old Calder Highway and Sunshine Avenue in Taylors Lakes intersections to improve traffic flow and safety for all road users.

Project update - December 2024

The Department of Transport and Planning has engaged Major Road Projects Victoria to support planning for the Sunshine Avenue intersection upgrades. 

Major Roads Projects Victoria will keep the community informed of updates and next steps once planning work has further progressed. 

What we're doing

As part of the upgrade, we will:

  • remove two roundabouts and install new traffic lights
  • remove existing pedestrian crossings and install new pedestrian crossings at the traffic lights 
  • remove the bus stop on the north side of Melton Highway and construct a new bus stop on the east side of Sunshine Avenue
  • improve pedestrian facilities, including constructing new shared user paths and footpaths 
  • improve cycling facilities
  • upgrade street lighting 
  • complete asphalt resurfacing and new line marking
  • construct new underground drainage and upgrading existing drainage.

Background

The Melton Highway and Old Calder Highway intersections on Sunshine Avenue experience large traffic volumes in the morning and afternoon peaks which causes delays for drivers.

Both intersections connect the community to the Calder Freeway, other Western suburbs, schools and childcare centres and the large Watergardens Shopping Centre.

Melton Highway

  • Melton Highway is an arterial road in the east/west direction
  • Melton Highway is a two-way road with two lanes in each direction, increasing to three lanes on the approach to the Melton Highway and Sunshine Avenue roundabout
  • Melton Highway carries around 37,000 vehicles on average per day of which 2.4% are heavy vehicles.

Sunshine Avenue

  • Sunshine Avenue is an arterial road in the north/south direction, with two lanes in each direction
  • Sunshine Avenue carries 21,000 vehicles on average per day of which 4% are heavy vehicles.

Older Calder Highway

  • Old Calder Highway is an arterial road in the east/west direction, with one lane in each direction 
  • Old Calder Highway carries 7,700 vehicles on average per day of which 5% are heavy vehicles.

There have been seven serious accidents and 16 ‘other injury’ crashes within and on the approach to the two roundabouts (in the five-year period ending November 2019).

This project is part of the Victorian Government’s $117 million investment in the Metropolitan Road and intersections Upgrade program.

Get in touch

To find out more about this project, please contact Major Road Projects Victoria.  

Email:  [email protected]

Call:     1800 105 105