Principal: VIDA
Value: $50.9 million
Location: Melbourne South‑East
Delivery: 2025–2026
Sector: Roads & Transport Infrastructure
Project Overview
The Thompsons Road and Berwick–Cranbourne Road Intersection Upgrade forms part of a major transport improvement program within one of Melbourne’s fastest‑growing corridors. The project involves the reconfiguration of a high‑volume metropolitan intersection to improve safety, traffic flow and accommodate future growth.
Whelans Group was engaged to deliver this complex upgrade within a live urban environment while maintaining access for road users and surrounding communities.
Scope of Works
Staged pavement construction and intersection reconfiguration
Drainage upgrades and integration
Extensive utilities relocations, including gas, telecommunications, water and electrical services
Traffic staging and live corridor management
Environmental and stakeholder management
Delivery Challenges
High traffic volumes within a constrained urban corridor
Significant utilities congestion requiring coordinated relocations
Complex staging to maintain network functionality
Environmental and community interface management
Programme coordination within a rapidly growing precinct
Whelans Approach
Whelans Group has implemented a structured delivery methodology focused on early service proving, detailed traffic modelling and disciplined construction staging.
The project leverages Whelans’ experience delivering within service‑dense metropolitan corridors, supported by VicRoads‑registered traffic management and strong coordination with utility authorities. Environmental controls and stakeholder engagement are embedded across delivery to minimise impact and maintain program certainty.
Outcomes & Progress
Safe, staged delivery within a live metropolitan intersection
Coordinated utilities relocation across multiple service providers
Ongoing delivery aligned with programme milestones
Improved long‑term safety and capacity for a key growth corridor
Key Project Metrics
Major metropolitan intersection reconfiguration
Multiple service relocations delivered under live traffic
Staged construction maintaining network access throughout delivery
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