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<\/p>\nFinal planning is underway for the Calder Park Drive Interchange project, which will construct a new path to give bike riders access to the Organ Pipes National Park at Keilor North.<\/p>\n
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Preliminary planning and business case analysis has been underway since 2021 on the project to connect Calder Park Drive to the Calder Freeway with a full diamond interchange.<\/p>\n
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The plan is on exhibition for feedback as part of the formal process for land use approvals. You can fill in a survey and view artists’ impressions of the project.<\/p>\n
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Consultation closes on 30 October 2026. Construction will get underway in early 2028.<\/p>\n
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The project builds a new shared path between Calder Park Drive and the National Park access route at Thompsons Road.<\/p>\n
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In the other direction, it will be constructed as far as Kings Road, a future strategic cycling corridor, and to what will be a path connecting to Jacksons Creek and then to the upper reaches of the Maribyrnong River trail.<\/p>\n
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There is also an SCC planned along the Calder Freeway and the Sunbury Railway line.<\/p>\n
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A Level Crossings Removal Project at Calder Park Drive has already provided a shared path over the rail line, and a connection to the future path along the rail line.<\/p>\n
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When completed, these projects will provide a well-connected backbone for the bike network around this rapidly growing region in Melbourne\u2019s outer north-west.<\/p>\n
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The project is currently in the pre-construction phase. Key activities include:\u00a0<\/p>\n
refining the interchange design and construction approach,<\/p>\n
detailed environmental investigations to further understand flora and fauna which might be impacted by the interchange,<\/p>\n
on-site investigations, including identifying underground utilities and testing ground conditions,<\/p>\n
obtaining planning approvals,<\/p>\n
finalising a Cultural Heritage Management Plan.<\/p>\n
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The project is being delivered by VIDA Roads. (Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority.)<\/p>\n
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