Jumping Creek Road Upgrade

The preliminary design for the Stage 1 works has been completed in consultation with the Jumping Creek Road Community Reference Panel. A planning permit application for Stage 1A is due to be submitted in February 2018. This is required for vegetation removal, construction of retaining walls and a pedestrian path along this section of Jumping Creek Road.

Construction of Stage 1 will be undertaken in the following stages:

• Stage 1A (commencing June 2018): Ringwood- Warrandyte Road to Nelson Drive (subject to planning approval)

• Stage 1B (commencing in early 2019): Nelson Drive to the approach of the Jumping Creek Bridge

Staging of the works is necessary to ensure that works affecting traffic are limited to minimise impacts during the fire danger season.

Thanks for your feedback

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the provision of a footpath on Jumping Creek Road between Yarra Road and Homestead Road. The survey closed on Wednesday 15 November.

The options for consideration include:

• The retention of the existing gravel path along the north side of Jumping Creek Road in its current form
• Construction of an asphalt path on the south side of Jumping Creek Road
• The upgrade of the existing gravel path along the north side of the road to a maximum width of 1.5m, subject to vegetation impacts.

The footpath is a key action of the Jumping Creek Road Development Framework that was adopted by Council in late 2016.