Road Bridges

Road bridges are a defining feature in the urban design. Each bridge structure is tagged with signature elements to indicate their status in the freeway network.

These signature elements are applied in the following ways.

• Bridge abutments (the side supports on a bridge) are finished with glazed bricks representing the appropriate colour palette.
• All bridges have consistent form lined concrete bridge parapets (the safety barrier on the edge of the bridge) with the colour of the parapet rail matched to the glazed brick treatment.

A blue palette indicates a key intersection in the network.
Yellow and gold indicate secondary crossings.
Shades of green mark the rural Moorooduc Plains at the freeway's southern end.

See where these colour pallets feature along the freeway.

Water Crossings

The freeway crosses numerous creeks and floodplains.  Each water crossing:

• Shares the same details as road crossings
• Spill through abutments are beached in local stone

Walking and Cycling Path Crossings

There are three pedestrian bridges being constructed as part of the Peninsula Link walking and cycling path.  Each bridge is clad in steel in a zig-zag profile

• Bridges crossing Frankston Freeway and Thompson Road are clad in oxidized steel
• At Willow Road the cladding is blue and paired with the Stony Point Rail Bridge

Retaining Walls

Retaining  walls along Peninsula Link will reflect the environments around them.  For example in The Pines retaining walls are a modular precast concrete walling system with the various colours have a stone like quality.

In locations where noise walls and retaining walls coincide with the design of the retaining wall and noise wall will be the same.  For example: 

• A 'Text' finish will be used on retaining walls in areas of Threshold design precinct.
• A 'Geology' finish will be used on retaining walls in areas of Cultural Landscapes design precinct. 

Also see the design section on Noise Walls.