Tara Murray
Work will begin next month on a new intersection to improve access to the Melton Highway for people living in new estates in Fraser Rise.
The new intersection will be constructed by the developers of the Kerani Heights estate.
Crown Drive, which currently starts at Beattys Road, will be extended to the Melton Highway, while a new intersection at the corner of Crown Drive and the Melton Highway will be constructed.
Estate manager Sudha Williams said the new intersection would be fully signalised.
He said Melton Highway will be duplicated at the intersection and it’s hoped this will result in minimal traffic disruptions while the intersection is being constructed.
Two new lanes on the southern side will be constructed first, which will not impact the existing road.
The northern section will then be completed.
Work on the intersection is expected to be finished later this year.
Mr Williams said the new intersection would provide easier access to the Melton Highway for not only the residents of Kerani Heights, but also other developments in the area.
As of January, more than half the land had been sold in the Kerani Heights estate.
The neighbouring Sienna and Aldo estates, both on the Melton Highway at Fraser Rise, are also under construction.
