By Charlene Macaulay
Drivers can expect more traffic delays with road works now under way at the Forsyth Road interchange.
Barriers are now being placed along the Princes Freeway median strip to allow for the widening of the Forsyth Road bridge, which will include some overnight lane closures and speed reductions.
The project will also add an extra lane in each direction along Forsyth Road; will realign Forsyth and Old Geelong roads to connect to Ashcroft Avenue; and replace the roundabout at Ashcroft Avenue with traffic lights.
The Forsyth Road upgrade is part of a $1.8 billion western roads package to upgrade seven Wyndham roads between now and 2021 and upgrade and maintain more than 260 kilometres of arterial roads between Werribee and Footscray over the next 20 years.
State Transport Minister Jacinta Allan said: “Whether it’s building more lanes to slash congestion, improving key intersections or carrying out vital upgrades or rehab work – we’re delivering for drivers and communities in Melbourne’s west”.
Meanwhile, Wyndham council is spending $7.54 million to duplicate Forsyth Road from two lanes to four between Ashcroft Avenue and Sayers Road.
For more information visit www.roadprojects.vic.gov.au/projects/western-roads-upgrade
