A major safety upgrade at the Melbourne Road and Kilmore Road intersection in Gisborne is now complete with thousands of drivers, pedestrians and cyclists set to benefit from safer and easier journeys north-west of Melbourne.
Melbourne Road is a main connection from Gisborne to the Calder Freeway and onto Melbourne. The intersection is a major entry point to Gisborne from the growing north-east communities of Riddells Creek, Monegeetta, Romsey and Lancefield.
The intersection is located on a bend and has poor visibility making it difficult for traffic to enter and exit Kilmore Road safely.
The upgraded intersection includes a new roundabout, shared user paths for cyclists and pedestrians and improved street lighting. A new and wider bridge over Bunjil Creek was built adjacent to the intersection to allow enough room for the safety upgrades. The new bridge prominently features bluestone re-used from the previous bridge.
The intersection was one of Gisborne’s most difficult intersections to navigate with regular near-miss collisions. The new roundabout has improved visibility at the intersection and vastly improves the flow of traffic in all directions.
Minister for Roads and Road Safety Ben Carroll said the upgrade was completed months ahead of schedule.
“This upgrade was due to be finished late-2022 so to see construction complete and traffic travelling through the intersection months ahead of schedule is a fantastic outcome,’’ Carroll said.
This is one of many road safety projects rolling out across the Macedon Ranges with an intersection upgrade at Station Road and Saunders Road in New Gisborne completed in November 2021. Crews are currently rebuilding a four-kilometre section of Melbourne-Lancefield Road between the Bolinda Creek Bridge and Mullalys Road in Bolinda.
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