Work gets underway this month on the replacement of the notorious Yando Street underpass in Greensborough in Melbourne’s northeast.
Long, dark and dingy, with a functional drain that adds to the misery, the underpass was nonetheless a vital connection for riders making their way through the Greensborough and the North Watsonia areas, and to the M80 Trail and beyond.
Now, with the North East Link project underway, the Greensborough Bypass will become the link between the M80 Ring Road and the tunnels taking traffic to the Eastern Freeway.
This upgrade has provided the opportunity to completely replace the old underpass with a parkland link featuring daylight, new paths separated from drainage, and vegetation.
The project will also include a link from Yando Street up to the new path, which will run beside the road.
To build the new underpass the existing facility will be closed for at least two years from Monday 13 August.
A detour will be in place via Sellars Street, Kempston Steet, Pinehills Drive and Yando Street. See map below.
Note that the M80 shared path from Plenty Road to Goolgung Grove is closed until mid-2025. A detour is in place.
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