Libs promise to duplicate Barwon Heads Road

A LIBERAL Nationals Government will duplicate Barwon Heads Road from Settlement Road through to Lower Mt Duneed Road.

As part of this project, the level crossing at Marshall on the Barwon Heads Road will be grade separated with a road over rail solution.

This builds on the previous commitment to remove the traffic lights at Settlement and Barwon Heads roads as part of the Liberal Nationals’ plan to remove 55 of Melbourne and Geelong’s most dangerous and congested intersections.

Opposition leader Matthew Guy said Labor had been ignoring Geelong for too long.

“The Liberal Nationals will get Geelong moving so commuters spend less time stuck in traffic and more time with their families and loved ones.

“Everywhere I travel in Geelong, locals tell me they want us to focus on crime, cost of living and congestion.”

South Barwon MP Andrew Katos said local traffic was getting worse and impacting people’s daily lives and businesses.

“The Armstrong Creek Growth Area is the largest in Geelong and will see 22,000 house lots and 65,000 people calling it home in the next 25 years, it is so important we plan for this growth.

“Together with this duplication, removal of level crossing, and fixing intersections at Marshalltown Road, Reserve Road and Boundary Road, we will not only make our drive safer – but also get traffic moving.”

The Liberal Nationals will invest $290 million for the duplication of Barwon Heads Road and the grade separation of the railway line.

They envisage that construction would start in 2020.