Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) in Australia has awarded Seymour Whyte, a subsidiary of Vinci, a contract for the Pound Road West upgrade project in Melbourne. The project involves the widening of Pound Road West and Remington Drive from two lanes to four lanes over 2km, extending from Abbotts Road to South Gippsland Highway, Dandenong South in Melbourne’s southeast.

The project consists of building a new bridge over the Cranbourne rail line to connect Pound Road West and Remington Drive, as well as strengthening and resurfacing the Frankston-Dandenong Road bridge over the Cranbourne/Pakenham rail lines. In addition, the contract includes upgrading to four intersections, building new shared walking and cycling paths and installing road safety barriers. 

The upgrade will reduce growing traffic pressure on the South Gippsland Highway and Abbotts Road, as well as improve access in and around the Dandenong South employment hub. Strengthening the existing four-lane Frankston-Dandenong Road bridge will increase load capacity and productivity for the industrial precinct. The construction work is expected to start in October 2021 and will take approximately two years to complete.