The Victorian and Australian Governments are calling for expressions of interest for the widening of the Tullamarine Freeway from Bulla Road to the airport.
The 8-kilometre section of road is a part of the CityLink Tulla Widening Project which is aimed are reducing congestion on one of the region’s busiest roads.
Suitable construction companies will be shortlisted ahead of the formal tender process expected to commence mid-year.
A contractor has already been appointed to construct the section from Bulla Road to Power Street.
The CityLink Tulla Widening Project includes the addition of new traffic lanes, upgrading of key interchanges and the introduction of a freeway management system including ramp signaling and variable message signs.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said that the Project will support Victoria’s economy by improving a major corridor for transporting freight and airport traffic.
“The widening of the road will also mean it has the capacity to deal with the extra almost 30,000 vehicles that are predicted to use the road every day by 2031,” he said.
Major construction will start in October 2015 and is due for completion in 2018.
The Australian Government is contributing $200 million and the Victorian Government is contributing $72.8 million towards the widening of the Tullamarine Freeway.