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The VicRoads Geelong Freight Linkages Study proposes the following actions which are
also shown in Figure 16:
• Improve the Cox Road/ Bacchus Marsh Road intersection to allow for safer, more
efficient movement of freight;
• Signalise the school crossings in Cox Road;
• Improve signal linking in Cox Road, Bacchus Marsh Road and Ballarat Road;
• Encourage freight traffic accessing the Port of Geelong to use Bacchus Marsh Road
and Shell Parade by signage and industry consultation;
• Review traffic signal operation at the intersection of Princes Highway/Cox Road/
Bacchus Marsh Road following opening of the Geelong Ring Road to give more
capacity to Cox Road and Bacchus Marsh Road;
• Road and land use planning to recognise Bacchus Marsh Road and Shell Parade as
key freight routes to the Port of Geelong;
• Extend duplication on Bacchus Marsh Road in the short/medium term as warranted
by traffic volumes and state wide priorities;
• Monitor growth in traffic demand and development of the GREP with a view to
evaluating the need for Melbourne oriented on-off ramps on the Geelong Ring Road
at Broderick Road;
• Monitor growth in traffic demand between the Port of Geelong and the Geelong Ring
Road with a view to evaluating the need for a transport corridor linking the Geelong
Ring Road and Shell Parade.
The Geelong Port and adjacent industrial areas generate a large volume of heavy
vehicle traffic, much of which passes through Corio and Norlane along either Bacchus
Marsh Road or the Princes Highway. This through traffic has a substantial impact on
the amenity of local residents and discourages pedestrians and cyclists.
Continued efficient freight access to the Port via road is critical to the future operation
and expansion of the Port. This needs to be balanced against the impacts on residential
amenity.
The principal road and rail routes to and through Corio and Norlane are shown on Map
10.
The Port of Geelong – Port Land Use Strategy 2009 supports the Geelong Freight
Linkages Study, in particular the following initiatives:
• The designation of preferred road freight routes linking the port to the Geelong Ring
Road, the GREP and other major roads.
• Ensuring that the role of key port freight routes is recognised through road and land
use planning.
• Improving pedestrian safety, particularly in the vicinity of schools.
• Improving the safety and efficiency of identified intersections.
• Monitoring traffic demand of the GREP and the demand between the Geelong Ring
Road and the Port, with a view to providing new connections where warranted.
Corio Norlane Structure Plan
Background Report - 74 - Final - March 2011