Before major construction of the North East Link Tunnels gets underway, North East Link Program (NELP) is asking the local community what they think of the look and feel of what’s planned for their area.  

The Urban Design and Landscape Plan (UDLP) shows designs from Watsonia to Bulleen including new parklands, walking and cycling paths and improvements to local roads. The plan also includes Eastern Freeway upgrades in Bulleen and Balwyn North.  

With longer 6.5km tunnels to Watsonia in response to community feedback, as well as a new tree-lined Greensborough Road boulevard, simpler interchanges and new open space, people can see detailed maps and drawings and have their say on design features in their local area.  

The detailed designs come as the North East Link Program (NELP) gets ready to set up construction compounds in Watsonia, Macleod and Yallambie to support major tunnelling works and start building the launch pad for the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in Watsonia. 

The UDLP for the North East Link Tunnels is available for public comment at Engage Victoria from Wednesday 11 May 2022 until 5pm, Tuesday 31 May 2022.  

NELP will be using the comments received to update the UDLP before it is submitted to the Minister for Planning for approval ahead of major tunnelling works. For further information please click here and au/36 for the tunnelbuilder archive. For further on the project visit  https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/, https://engage.vic.gov.au and http://northeastlink.vic.gov.au. 19/22.