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The Geelong community can join in the fun on Sunday 14 December, to celebrate the opening of the first two sections of Geelong's new Ring Road. Before the road opens, celebrations will be held between 10am and 3pm with bands, displays, food and family entertainment on the new freeway lanes at Corio near the Beckley Park Troting Track.
Entry to the Geelong Ring Road Family Day is free with parking off Broderick Road Corio, by gold coin donation with proceeds to the Geelong Hospital Appeal.
Traffic is expected to be switched onto the new 15km section of the Ring Road from the Princes Freeway, Corio to the Hamilton Highway, Fyansford on Sunday evening.
Media Release 09/12/2008 - Ring Road Opening to traffic [PDF 21 KB]
The Geelong Advertiser is proud to present the Ring Road Ride and Run to help celebrate the completion of the Geelong Ring Road. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and will see more than two thousand registered competitors ride or run on the Geelong Ring Road on Sunday 14 December, before it opens to traffic, at the same time helping to support the Geelong Hospital Appeal.
Media Release 17/10/2008 - VicRoads Family Day [PDF 25 KB]
Media Release [PDF 33 KB]
Media Release [PDF 25 KB]
When completed, the Geelong Ring Road will be a freeway-standard road extending 23 kilometres along Geelong's western outskirts from the Princes Freeway at Corio to Princes Highway at Waurn Ponds.
Drivers will be able to avoid up to 29 sets of traffic lights, with a travel time of less than 15 minutes compared with the current 25 - 60 minute trip through Geelong.
The $380 million project is jointly funded with the Australian Government providing $186 millon through the AusLink program and the Victorian Government contributing $194 million.
Both the Australian and Victorian governments have committed future funding to extend the Ring Road over the Princes Highway and along Anglesea Road, connecting to the Princes Highway in Waurn Ponds.
The Geelong Ring Road is being staged in sections, and is expected to be progressively opened, as follows:
Works commenced on this 10.5 km section in February 2006 and are scheduled for completion in December 2008. Abigroup is VicRoads contractor for works on this section.
Works commenced on this 4.5 km section in September 2006 and are scheduled for completion in December 2008.
Cut & Fill Pty Ltd is VicRoads contractor for the road works and earthworks. Fulton Hogan is constructing the 200 metre long twin bridges spanning the Moorabool River.
Works on this 7.5 km section commenced in September 2007 and are scheduled for completion in late 2009.
Abigroup is VicRoads contractor for works on this section.
Planning is underway for Section 4 which involves an extension of the Ring Road to Anglesea Road via an overpass of the Princes Highway. The 2.5 kilometre section takes the Ring Road as far as Hams Road in Waurn Ponds and is expected to be completed in 2010.
Planning is also underway for future links to the Surf Coast Highway and the Princes Highway West.
Geelong Ring Road map [PDF, 307 KB]
Section 1 map [PDF, 260 KB]
Section 2 map [PDF, 238 KB]
Section 3 map [PDF, 275 KB]
Additional Information on the Geelong Ring Road is available via the following links:
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The benefits of the Ring Road include:
- Improved accessibility and amenity for people living in the Geelong Region
- Improved road safety and reduced travel times
- Reduced freight and other traffic movements in the centre of Geelong
- Reduced noise, pollution and traffic in residential areas
- Improved access to tourism destinations within the Surf Coast and south-western Victoria
- Improved road freight efficiency
A public viewing area, now open, provides a panoramic view of the Ring Road including the Moorabool River bridges. It is located at the western end of Church Street, Hamlyn Heights (Melway Ref: 441 C10).
Managing the environment
The Geelong Ring Road Project is being planned and managed in line with VicRoads Environment Strategy 2005-2015 which outlines VicRoads priorities in three strategic directions:
- Improving the livability of communities
- Protecting and enhancing the natural and cultural environment
- Being an environmentally responsible organisation
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As part of VicRoads community consultation strategy for the Geelong Ring Road, a Community Reference Group (CRG) was established in 2004 for each of the three sections of the Ring Road. The CRG provided key stakeholders with a means of effective participation during the planning stages of the Geelong Ring Road.
Following completion of planning activities, the CRGs have evolved into a single Community Liaison Group (CLG) to support continued consultation during the construction phase. Membership of the CLG is made up from community representatives, stakeholder organisations, regional municipalities, relevant State Government agencies, VicRoads personnel and representatives from contractors delivering the project.
Community Liaison Group [PDF, 26 KB]
Members of the community are invited to visit the Geelong Ring Road Project Office in Corio to view an innovative three dimensional model. The model details some of the major features of the Ring Road and incorporates a landscape plan, locations of the shared pathway and provides a visual perspective of distances to local amenities.
VicRoads provides information to the community in a range of other ways, including community information forums and presentations, public displays, advertising, direct mail and project bulletins.
If you would like to arrange a presentation, please contact the project office.
Shared Path [PDF, 492 KB]
Planning Approvals [PDF, 392 KB]
Net Gain [PDF, 1.757 MB]
AusLink [PDF, 1.706 MB]
Cultural Heritage [PDF, 768 KB]
Noisewalls [PDF 79 KB]
T: (03) 5274 6800
E: geelongringroad@roads.vic.gov.au
M: The Project Director
VicRoads Geelong Ring Road Project
444 Princes Highway
Corio Victoria 3214
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