Five high traffic roads across Maribyrnong are going to be worked on over the coming months to provide updated, safer roads.
Contractors will be undertaking major patching and resurfacing works to improve the condition of Somerville Road, Rosamond Road, Mitchell Street and Churchill Avenue.
While Summerhill Road will receive a full reconstruction later in the year.
Mayor Sarah Carter said council has heard the community’s complaints on the maintenance of local roads.
“Critically we will be extending the life of these roads to support improved ride quality, and ensure these roads remain as safe as possible to drive on,” she said
These distributor roads carry high volumes of traffic into, through and out of the municipality and the road works are essential to address deterioration and restore the condition of these main traffic routes.
Works are scheduled to begin on Somerville Road the week commencing Monday, June 19.
Followed by Mitchell Street and Churchill Avenue, then Rosamond Road with Summerhill Road currently scheduled for a start in late September.
Contractors will spend around four weeks in each location, with works generally taking place at night, between the hours of 7pm and 6am.
The works will run six days a week (Sunday night through Friday morning) to minimise the impact on traffic flows during the day.
Detours and traffic management will be in place to support road users to navigate around the works, while residents will be supported to maintain access to properties.
Council warns there will be some noise during the removal of the existing road surface and replacing it with a new layer of hot mix asphalt.
The upgrades to all five distributor roads are anticipated to be completed by November.
Jennifer Pittorino
