Geelong Ring Road
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The Geelong Ring Road ( formerly Geelong bypass or Geelong Outer Freeway) is a ring road in Geelong in the southern Australian state of Victoria. It connects the Princes Freeway at Corio with the Princes Highway at Waurn Ponds. Also, the Midland Highway and the Hamilton Highway are connected.
Sections 1 and 2 were opened on 14 December 2008 and of Section 3 on 14 June 2009. Clause 4 to bypass the traffic lights at the south end of the Geelong Ring Road is currently in progress, the portion 4A is already completed for Anglesea Road.
History
The first plans to build a bypass for Geelong go back to a report from the Geelong Regional Commission on 7 March 1969. He mentioned that the construction of the Geelong Ring Road may be delayed by up to 15 years.
1972, a number of proposals were submitted, including one for a freeway through Geelong West and another for the expansion of Aberdeen Street with the acquisition of 99 private properties. Both proposals were dropped on protests by local residents again. In 1979 a company from Melbourne acoustic experiments in ' Wandana Heights '' by which had the effect of a Freeway to the object. The route was established in 1979 and appeared for several years in the Melway - map.
The increase in traffic led to the expansion of Latrobe Terrace in early 1989 and the construction of the James Harrison Bridge over the Barwon River.
Construction phases
On 20 February 2007, the project has been renamed to ' Geelong Ring Road '.
The construction of the bypass began in early 2006 with the freeway section according to Waurn Ponds, which should be completed in 2009. The first three phases of construction were initially funded by the State Government of Victoria and the Australian Federal Government in collaboration with AU $ 384 million.
The Geelong Ring Road ( Freeway) was divided into three construction phases, all of which were started in 2006:
- Construction stage 1: From the Princes Freeway at Corio for Midland Highway in Bell Post Hill.
- Phase 2: From the Midland Highway in Hamlyn Heights to Hamilton Highway in Fyansford.
- Construction phase 3: From the Hamilton Highway in Fyansford to the Princes Highway at Waurn Ponds. About the route of the construction phase 3 was discussed at length on site. On 7 July 2006, it was finally determined as of September 2007 was the start of construction. The Geelong Ring Road is can be ridden for free.
- Construction phase 4 was divided into three subsections: Construction stage 4A: From the Geelong Ring Road to Anglesea Road
- Construction stage 4B: From the Anglesea Road to Princes Highway
- Construction stage 4C: Connecting the Surf Coast Highway
In October 2007, during the election campaign for the federal election, the Labor Party promised further AU $ 107.5 million for the fourth phase of construction of the road. These were AU $ 45 million for the construction stage 4B, in addition to the AU $ 62.5 million for the construction phase 4A, which was promised in September 2007. In May 2008, the construction stages 4A and 4B were approved, with the Prime Minister of Victoria, John Brumby, AU $ 65 million for the section 4B in addition to the AU $ 63 million pledged for the section 4A.
Gallery Images
Lewis Bandt Bridge over the Moorabool River under construction ( 2007)
Lewis Bandt Bridge under construction ( 2007)
Looking south from the Hamilton Highway on construction stage 3, the bridge at Barwon River and the slope of the Barrabool Hills
At the exit of the Barrabool Road. Looking south towards Waurn Ponds