Work begins on Diamond Creek Road safety improvements

Published on 29 July 2025

Councillors and staff on a street

We are pleased to see progress on construction of a pedestrian crossing on Diamond Creek Road in Greensborough, with Transport Victoria workers on site to finalise design of the new crossing.

Minor works will begin soon, with a signalised crossing south of Greenhill Road to be installed early 2026.

Funding for the crossing was announced in the 2024 Victorian Budget, following pressure from Banyule Council and local residents after 2 accidents involving school students in 2023.

Banyule Mayor, Cr Elizabeth Nealy said the crossing would improve safety on the busy road, which has high pedestrian traffic to and from bus stops and schools. Council worked with local MPs and community members to secure the funding.

“This shows that when we all work together we can achieve great outcomes for our community,” Cr Nealy said.

“It is great to see the Victorian Government investing in Banyule and we hope we can work together for more important road safety improvements in Greensborough.”

We are advocating for further improvements in the area:

  • Signals including a pedestrian-operated crossing over Diamond Creek Road at Plenty River Drive.
  • Extending the night-time truck curfew to 24 hours, limiting the number of trucks and heavy vehicles on local roads.
  • Improvements to Greensborough Highway and a major upgrade of the roundabout at Civic Drive, Greensborough, which will see huge growth in use when North East Link opens.

Construction of the crossing near Greenhill Road will include:

  • relocation of the northbound bus stop at Greenhill Road/Diamond Creek Road approximately 100m south so it is closer to the new pedestrian crossing
  • removal of the existing pedestrian refuge north of Greenhill Road
  • removal of 2 bus stops with low usage at Avandina Crescent/Diamond Creek Road and Spring Street/Diamond Creek Road
  • removal of 2 trees and up to four on-street parking spaces outside 100 and 102 Diamond Creek Road.

Get updates at Transport Victoria or contact at DOTroadprojects@transport.vic.gov.au

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