Construction is anticipated to start on the exciting streetscape upgrade to the Gateway retail centre located in the north-west corner of Springvale Road and Dandenong Road/Princess Highway in Mulgrave.

This project aims to improve pedestrian access, create better outdoor dining opportunities for local businesses, and attract more visitors.

After consulting with the community in 2023 on the preliminary concept design, the design has been finalised. You can read the community feedback report now.

Construction is anticipated to start in July 2024 with completion expected in November 2024.

Details for the on-site contact will be updated following the Council meeting on Tuesday 25 June 2024.

The final design delivers wider footpaths with trees and street furniture for greenery and visual appeal, a new pedestrian crossing and road humps for safety and access, more public seating and outdoor dining opportunities, and additional irrigation, landscaping and roadway reconstruction works.

View the plan below or download from the document library.

We will work to minimise disruption to access to local businesses.

While some parking spaces in the car park outside the retail shops will be temporarily unavailable, these changes are being implemented to support efficient construction and are designed to minimise the impact to businesses and visitors.

Please see the document library for a parking map of temporary changes during the construction.

This map details which parking spaces are affected and alternative parking options next to the Vale Hotel, within easy walking distance of the shops.

Temporary site fencing will be installed but access to local businesses will not be affected during construction.

Works will occur during the day, with potential night works if and when required. Clear road safety and detour signage will be in place to guide visitors through any changes during construction.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation during these works and look forward to opening a new and improved retail centre.

Project overview

The Gateway shopping centre is a busy activity centre located at a prominent intersection of two major roads (north-west corner of Springvale Road and Dandenong Road / Princes Highway).

We are upgrading this activity centre to create an attractive destination for people to visit and socialise. The improvements include upgrading pedestrian safety and access, providing better outdoor dining opportunities for local businesses and encouraging more visitors to the centre.

We sought community feedback on the preliminary concept design from May to June 2023.

• Widening the footpath and adding new trees and street furniture for greenery, public seating and outdoor dining opportunities
• Installing a pedestrian crossing and two accessible parking bays in accordance with safety standards
• Introducing a speed limit reduction within the access and parking areas of the centre, subject to authority approval and adding two new road humps, to ensure pedestrian safety
• Investigating an off-road bike path link from the Dandenong Road service lane to the shopping centre, subject to budget approval.

The accessible parking bays and pedestrian crossing are required to meet accessibility needs and comply with safety standards requirements. To install these, it is necessary to remove 5 out of 60 existing parking spaces.

To offset this change and promote higher visitor and economic turnover, we are proposing 2-hour limits for 25 existing parking spaces in the car park adjacent to Springvale Road. The remaining 17 all-day parking spaces will be retained.

Please refer to the detailed proposed parking time limits document.