Tag: North East Link
September 2025 update on the North East Link
As construction of one of the world’s biggest road projects continues unabated, I have been doing my best to document its progress. The $26 billion new North East Link tollway and associated widening of the existing Eastern Freeway is scheduled to be finished by 2028. Its massive scale is difficult to overstate. The 10 kilometres…
The new temporary Doncaster Park and Ride
Last month I wrote about the closure of the Doncaster Park and Ride bus interchange from 12 January 2025 until an unspecified date in 2028.. This is being done to make way for a temporary on-ramp for cars using the Eastern Freeway. Afterwards I visited Doncaster Park and Ride the day after it closed to…
Doncaster Park and Ride will soon close for three years
Doncaster Park and Ride is one of the busiest bus interchanges in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne with eight routes serving the stop. This includes local routes and the 907 and 908 Smartbuses. This major interchange will now be closed until 2028 by the Victorian Government’s massive $20 billion North East Link, which includes widening…
