Consultation update - August 2022

Thank you to those who provided their feedback on the proposed traffic improvements along Bayswater Road in Croydon South.

Our team have collated your responses and prepared a consultation report. The 'Community Consultation Summary Report' is available to view and download in the 'consultation report' sidebar.

The feedback received raised some important points that will be included in Council's advocacy to the Victorian Government and the Department of Transport. We have also prepared a document responding to some of the more commonly asked questions. The 'Consultation FAQ's' document is also available to view and download in the 'consultation report' sidebar.

Further information on this project will be made available as our advocacy progresses.

If you have any further queries on the project, please contact Council's Traffic and Transportation Engineer on 1300 88 22 33 or 9298 4598 or email maroondah@maroondah.vic.gov.au

Consultation closed 30 June 2022.

Consultation information

Council sought community feedback for proposed traffic improvements along Bayswater Road in Croydon South.

The infrastructure upgrades are proposed near The Mall Shopping Centre at the Eastfield and Bayswater Road intersection and across Bayswater Road to Lucille Avenue. Currently the Lucille Avenue shopping strip and The Mall shops (on opposite sides of Bayswater Road) are not well connected.

What upgrades are proposed?

To address the issues raised and recognised opportunities for improvement, Council have developed a basic concept plan and detailed functional traffic plan to re-construct Bayswater Road that features the following major improvements:

• Re-alignment and traffic lights at the Lucille Avenue/The Mall intersection including a pedestrian crossing.
• Re-construction and delineate the carriageway between Bayswater Road and Eastfield Road providing proper lane widths and removal of open drains.
• Provision of raised pedestrian crossings on all approaches at the intersection of Bayswater Road/Eastfield Road.
• Extension of the right-turn lane on the western Eastfield Road approach to Bayswater Road to meet existing demands.
• Reconfiguration to the turning lanes and bus stops to a more standard and intuitive arrangement.
• Improvements and delineation for the shopping strip car park on the western side of Bayswater Road near Lucille Avenue.
• Extension of the bicycle lanes on Eastfield Road through Bayswater Road to the Tarralla Creek Trail.

These proposed changes will increase public safety for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, along with increasing connectivity to the two shopping precincts and improving the overall appearance of the area.

View the concept plan below.

Download and view a bigger version of the plan

A detailed engineering plan is available in the Documents section of this page.

Further information is also available in the FAQ's section of this page.

Have your say

Council sought community feedback on these proposed improvements. This feedback will help form Council’s advocacy to the Victorian Government and Department of Transport to receive approval and funding for the project.

Consultation closed 5pm, Thursday 30 June.