Congestion between Point Cook and Hoppers Crossing will be eased once Hoppers Lane gets its upgrade.
The stretch of road between Sneydes Road and the Princes Freeway will be repaved, footpaths, drainage and fencing will go in, and signage, line-marking, landscaping and nature strips will be included.
Wyndham council last week awarded a $2.01 million tender for the works to Negri Contractors.
The Hoppers Lane upgrade is expected to begin in May and be complete by September.
The successful tenderer has already completed a number of road upgrades across Wyndham, including the Dohertys Road duplication and Thompson Court, as well as other laneway reconstructions.
It is also currently laying the new Princes Highway service road.
Cr Tony Hooper said the upgrade to the Sneydes Road interchange has increased traffic in the area, bringing forward the need for Hoppers Lane to be upgraded.
He said the road works would help alleviate congestion.
The contract was awarded the same week the state government announced a consortium, headed by John Holland and CPB Contractors, as the winning bidders for the $5.5 billion West Gate Tunnel project.
Construction is tipped to start early next year, and will include two three-lane, 4km-long tunnels under Yarraville, connecting the West Gate Freeway to the Port of Melbourne, CityLink and the Melbourne CBD.
Wyndham drivers can expect to slash 10 minutes off their CBD trips once the second river crossing is built, state roads minister Luke Donnellan estimates.
“For motorists in Wyndham, less congestion and more reliable travel times will mean less time spent in stop-start traffic and more time where they want to be,” Mr Donnellan said.
