WIDENING of three curves, upgrades to two roundabouts and improved staging facilities for trucks will be made along the Shell Parade route to Geelong’s port.
The $3.5 million roadworks would better provide for B-Doubles and high productivity freight vehicles using the route, Ports Minister David Hodgett said.
The Corio route currently services some 700 trucks a day.
“The works will improve the efficiency of the transport network and will include width pavements, delineation works and lane separations to boost
safety and reduce the risk of crashes occurring,” he said.
“The improved staging facilities will provide an informal area for heavy vehicles to stop, thereby improving maintenance for the remainder of the
route as it will not sustain the heavy pot-holing and edge deterioration that currently occurs.
“The improved designated staging areas will also provide a more predictable scenario for other road users as they will know the locations
where trucks will be stopping on the side of the road.”
Works on the Shell Parade project will be managed by VicRoads and will start at an undisclosed time next year.
