THE Melbourne-bound lanes of the Hume Freeway will close between Wallan and Kalkallo over two weekends in April and May, for important road resurfacing works.
The first closure takes place from 9pm this Friday to 5am next Monday.
A second closure is planned for the same times on the weekend of Friday, May 3 to Monday, May 6.
During each stage of works, the southbound lanes of the freeway will close between Watson Street, Wallan and Donnybrook Road, Kalkallo.
Traffic heading towards Melbourne will exit the freeway at Watson Street, then use Wallan-Whittlesea Road, Epping-Kilmore Road, Merriang Road and Donnybrook Road to return to the freeway.
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Motorists are asked to allow at least 25 minutes extra for this detour, with heavy congestion likely during peak periods.
The southbound freeway entry ramps from Lithgow Street, Beveridge and the Northern Highway, Wallan will be closed during this time.
Residents of Beveridge should allow an additional 10 minutes to travel north using the freeway and Northern Highway at Wallan, to join the above detour route.
Over two weekends of continuous work, crews will resurface a 2.5km section of the freeway between Gunns Gully Road and Donnybrook Road to ensure the safety of the network and provide smoother journeys for all road users.
Road maintenance requires dry, temperate weather conditions when removing and re-laying the road surface.
These dates and times are subject to change due to weather conditions.
Real-time traffic conditions are available at traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au.
The latest public transport information and network status is available at ptv.vic.gov.au or in the PTV mobile app.
