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Local drivers are advised to plan ahead and avoid the Eastern Freeway this weekend. The freeway will be closed in both directions between Bulleen Road/Thompsons Road and Doncaster Road from 7 pm Saturday, 6 December, until 5 am Monday, 8 December.
This closure will allow crews to complete critical works along the freeway that had to be postponed do to heavy rain in the last freeway closure.
The following Eastern Freeway entry ramps will be closed during these works:
- Chandler Highway Ringwood-bound
- Elgar Road citybound
- Middleborough Road citybound
- Blackburn Road citybound
- Springvale Road citybound
The following Doncaster Road eastbound turns will be disallowed during these works:
- No right turn into Rose Street.
- No right turn into Elgar Road.
- No right turn into Tram Road.
- No right turn into Frederick Street.
The following Manningham Road eastbound turns will be disallowed during these works:
- No right turn into Thompsons Road.
- No right turn into High Street.
Temporary clearways during these works:
Doncaster Road between Burke Rd and Greythorn Rd from 7 pm Saturday, 6 December, until 5 am Monday, 8 December will be a clearway meaning no street parking will be allowed.
Please allow for delays up to 90 minutes.
There will also be some disruptions with bus routes during the freeway closure:
Routes 282, 295, 902, 903, 906 & 907 will be affected from 8pm Saturday, 6 December to last service Sunday, 7 December.
You can read up more from here https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/north-east-link/work-notices/balwyn-north-work-notices/balwyn-north/eastern-freeway-closure and https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/roads/eastern-freeway-upgrades/eastern-freeway-major-disruptions.
