The Western Port Highway in Skye will close to traffic for two months from Friday 20 October to build a new and signalised intersection as part of the Hall Road Upgrade.
Works will take place in two stages.
The Western Port Highway closes in both directions between Hall Road and Thompsons Road from 7pm Friday 20 October to 7pm Wednesday 8 November.
The intersection of the Western Port Highway and Hall Road will then close in all directions until 6am Wednesday 20 December.
Works are being conducted in two stages to minimise disruption as much as possible by maintaining traffic movements on Hall Road across the Western Port Highway for a longer period, including during the Melbourne Cup weekend, and ensures the upgraded intersection will open in time for the school holidays.
Drivers are encouraged to allow up to 25 minutes extra when detouring via Thompsons Road, Evans Road, Cranbourne-Frankston Road, Ballarto Road and Frankston-Dandenong Road.
Local access will be maintained for residents using Hall and McCormicks roads.
Heavy vehicles and through-traffic will take significant detours around the closure of this important freight link, via the South Gippsland Highway, Baxter-Tooradin Road, Peninsula Link, Frankston-Dandenong Road and Thompsons Road.
Hall Road will remain open in both directions across the Western Port Highway during the first stage of works only.
During this time, crews will work to remove the old roundabout, build new lanes and install traffic signals.
The Hall Road Upgrade is adding lanes in both directions between McCormicks Road and the Western Port Highway, and upgrading intersections at McCormicks Road, Taylors Road, the Western Port Highway, Evans Road and Cranbourne-Frankston Road to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion.
Real-time traffic conditions are available at traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au.
The latest public transport information and network status is available at ptv.vic.gov.au or in the PTV mobile app.
