A six-lane road could eventually link Melton Highway and the Deer Park bypass, Transport Department documents reveal.
But while the documents – which were tabled at an east-west link planning panel earlier this month – propose the upgrades be completed by 2031, both Public Transport Victoria and VicRoads say there is no guarantee the works will be funded.
Under the plans, Calder Park Drive, Westwood Drive and Robinsons Road would all have two lanes in each direction by 2021 and three lanes in each direction by 2031.
Plans also list the duplication of Taylors Road in three sections by 2021, duplication of Kings Road between the Melton Highway and Taylors Road by 2026, and a possible interchange at Calder Freeway and Sunshine Avenue.
Brimbank council acting infrastructure and environment director Nick Mann said the road network hadn’t kept pace with population growth.
He said the council supported a new north-south divided carriageway connecting the Princes Highway and Calder Freeway.
“Traffic is growing at 4 to 8 per cent a year and in some cases, such as Taylors Road, it has grown 100 per cent over the past 10 years,’’ Mr Mann said.
“Council has advocated for immediate upgrades to Taylors Road and to designate it as an arterial road.’’
Mr Mann said other key projects included the duplication of Calder Park Drive between Calder Freeway and Melton Highway, duplication of Mount Derrimut Road near the Deer Park bypass, and duplication of Fitzgerald Road in Sunshine West.
VicRoads regional director Patricia Liew said the organisation was ‘‘redefining’’ the transport model that was used in the documents.
“While the model will look at the road and public transport network that will be required in the future, it assumes population and land use growth and can only be considered as a guide,’’ she said.
Public Transport Victoria spokesman Adrian Darwent said the documents were created for planning purposes and did not necessarily represent future commitments.
