Dear Heritage community, please see the below information in regard to the Road Works Upgrade from Big Build Roads as instructed by the Australian Government.

We’re upgrading the Princes Freeway, McGregor Road and Racecourse Road in Pakenham, relieving bottlenecks, improving traffic flow, and making your journey safer and more reliable.
In May, we’ll close Henry Road at McGregor Road to start major works to upgrade the intersection of McGregor Road, Henry Road and Webster Way.

What we’ll be doing and when
From 7am to 11:59pm Sunday 19 May, we’ll close the intersection of McGregor Road, Henry Road and Webster Way to begin major works to upgrade the Henry Road leg of the intersection.

Detours are available via in place via –

• Heritage Boulevard
• Livingstone Boulevard
• McGregor Road
• Park Boulevard
• Honeyeater Way

Please refer to the below maps for information. These detours may add up to 5 minutes of your travel time.

Then until early July, Henry Road will remain closed between McGregor Road and Heritage Boulevard to continuing upgrade works. During this time, we’ll also prepare McGregor Road and Webster Way for our next stage of construction works.

We’ll mostly work during the day between 7am and 6pm, Monday to Friday and between 7am and 5pm on Saturdays. We may also need to work between 7am and 5pm on Sundays at times.

Works will include:

– building a new bus bay on Henry Road, to replace the existing bus stop
– resurfacing sections of the road and installing drainage
– installing new traffic signals, streetlights and signage
– preparing McGregor Road for our next stage of works.

There may be times that we need to work at night, from 7pm to 5am, Monday to Thursday. Local residents will be notified prior to night works.

What you can expect
The timing and duration of our works will depend on weather conditions. If we need to reschedule, we’ll let you know in advance via on-road signage. You can also sign up to receive SMS updates by subscribing online at roadprojects.vic.gov.au/subscribe or texting ‘PKHM’ to 0499 073 073.

Construction Impacts
Throughout these works, you may notice noise, dust and vibration from construction vehicles and machinery. We’ll monitor these impacts while we work and do our best to keep these to a minimum.
As part of earthworks and road construction, we’ll be stabilising the ground using cement and lime, a naturally occurring element in clay soils. While you may be able to see steam and dust during these works, these won’t cause any impacts.

For more information
To make sure you’re up to date on works and disruptions in Pakenham, sign up to receive regular updates to your inbox at bigbuild.vic.gov.au/subscribe
You can also sign up to receive SMS updates by subscribing online or texting ‘PKHM’ to 0499 073 073

If you’d like more information about these works, please contact us on 1800 105 105 or email contact@bigbuild.vic.gov.au.
You can visit the Pakenham Roads Upgrade website at bigbuild.vic.gov.au/pakenham-roads