Maylands Road Improvements

What's happening

Earlier this year we started work to upgrade the Hotham Bridge and install new traffic signals at the intersection of Whatley Crescent, allowing for a new right-turn lane to provide direct access to the Maylands Town Centre.

This work will ramp up again from late July 2024, starting with minor clearing on Whatley Crescent. The bridge footpath will also be demolished to make way for the additional right-turn traffic lane, with pedestrians redirected to the nearby alternative rail crossings.

Five nights of after-hours works are also scheduled for 11 to 15 August 2024, to facilitate the safe installation of new rail protection screens on the bridge.

Between 9pm and 7am on these nights, Hotham Bridge will be closed to traffic with the below detours in place. Whatley Crescent, between Garratt Road and Grafton Road, will be restricted to local traffic only.

 Read more about the Hotham Bridge Upgrade in our January 2024 Project Update.

Since the Caledonian Avenue level crossing closed, the following works have already been completed:

• Installed new protected bike lanes on Railway Parade, making it safer for cyclists to travel between Meltham and Maylands station. Supported by a speed reduction to 50 km/h, these bike lanes were completed in late 2022.
• Installed a temporary safety treatment at the intersection of Guildford Road and Seventh Avenue, banning through and right turn movements from Seventh Avenue. This was completed in May 2023.
• In consultation with the community and stakeholders, completed a Revitalisation Planning Study to inform development of a draft masterplan that proposes for road, path and streetscape upgrades for the Maylands Town Centre.

What is being proposed as part of the future masterplan?

• New traffic signals at Guildford Road and Seventh Avenue, reinstating all vehicle movements at the intersection and improving safety for road users (funded for likely construction in 2026-27).
• Upgraded traffic signals at Guildford Road and Eighth Avenue to improve pedestrian crossings (funded for likely construction in 2026-27).
• Traffic calming and streetscape upgrades on Whatley Crescent, Eighth Avenue, Seventh Avenue and Guildford Road (funding available for some elements on Whatley Crescent; the remainder subject to future funding).
• Potential bus transfer station to provide better connectivity to the town and train station (subject to future planning and funding).