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Peninsula
Link

Mornington Peninsula
Victoria AUS
   

 

Client: Linking Melbourne Authority & SouthernWay
Completion: 2013
Value: $759M

      
 

     
 

"This major toll-free road link will deliver improved road safety, environmental sustainability and unique urban design."

Tim Pallas,
FORMER Victorian Roads Minister

      
             
 

Construction has started on Melbourne’s newest major freeway; the $759 million toll-free Peninsula Link project which includes 27 kilometres of freeway, 11 local road connections and more than 35 bridges. The project also includes 18,000m² of retaining walls and a 22 kilometre walking and cycling path as part of the project, providing new opportunities for people to enjoy their local area. The path will be the biggest single addition to Melbourne’s shared use path network since the EastLink trail. The Peninsula Link alignment protects high quality vegetation in the Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve; including a wildlife underpass to allow fauna to travel from one side of the feeway to the other.

The vision that underpins the urban and landscape design is to develop Peninsula Link as a gateway to the Mornington Peninsula. The design articulates a journey from the north to the south in which the motorist moves from an urban and culturally rich setting, through the Baxter intersection into the rolling, green landscape of the Moorooduc Plains.

ARM has focused on the qualities of the places through which Peninsula Link runs, paying particular attention to materials, scale, form and texture. The design concept moves through five distinct areas as you travel from EastLink to Mount Martha. Peninsula Portal: Exiting from EastLink and entering the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula. Woodland Experiences: Travelling through the heathy woodland at The Pines. Cultural Landscapes: Passing through a rich collection of man-made and natural elements augmented by art works. Threshold: Represents the transition at Baxter between the urban and rural experience. Green Rooms: Moving through the various woodlands types into the green fields of the Moorooduc Plains.