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Dingley Arterial Project The Westall Road section of the Dingley Arterial is marked as State Route 49. All other sections are currently not marked with a route number. Length 19 km (12 mi) Direction West-East From Warrigal Road, Moorabbin, Melbourne
Major suburbs Dingley Village, Keysborough, Dandenong To South Gippsland Freeway, Dandenong South, Melbourne
Major junctions Present
Warrigal Road
Westall Road
Springvale Road
Perry Road
EastLink
Dandenong - Frankston Road
South Gippsland Highway
Future
Cheltenham Road
South Gippsland Freeway
The Dingley Arterial (in the Dingley Freeway reserve) is a partially completed arterial standard road which runs east to west through the southern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.
Although the road was designed to be a freeway for the full length of the planned 19 kilometre route, it has been instead constructed as bypasses for the Melbourne suburbs of Mordialloc, Springvale, and Dandenong over the years.
Contents
Intended Course
Starting at the intersection of Warrigal Road and South Road in Moorabbin, the route travels east, crossing Old Dandenong Road, Clarinda Road, Kingston Road and Boundary Road before intersecting with the proposed northern extension of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway. It then interchanges with Westall Road as the route starts to travel in a south easterly direction. The route then crosses Springvale Road, Cheltenham Road, Chapel Road, Stanley Road, Perry Road and Chandler Road before approaching a diamond interchange with the EastLink tollway. The route then continues east crossing Hammond Road, Dandenong - Frankston Road and the South Gippsland Highway before finishing with a fully grade separated T interchange with the South Gippsland Freeway in Dandenong South.
The freeway was originally designated in the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan as part of the F2 Freeway corridor. The original plan shows the freeway extending down South Road over Nepean Highway heading north through Brighton and Elwood, following the Barkly Street-Punt Road-Hoddle Street corridor up through Merri Creek joining the Craigieburn Bypass to the Hume Highway.
Completed sections
South Road Extension
The South Road Extension runs along the Dingley Freeway route from Warrigal Road in Moorabbin to Old Dandenong Road in Heatherton. This was designed to remove traffic from White Street, Mordialloc as it was experiencing heavy-local traffic congestion, as a result of the most direct route linking the Mornington Peninsula Freeway with the Nepean Highway, along with Boundary and Wells Road.
The one kilometre extension commenced construction in September 2006 and was completed by the end of 2007, at a cost of $9.3 million dollars for the South Road extension alone, but cost $24.5 million dollars when combined with the associated projects.
The works involved constructing a two lane road to bypass a stretch of Old Dandenong Road which travelled through a residential area to Warrigal Road. A bicycle path was also constructed along the length of the extension. The extension also involved improvements to Old Dandenong Road and surrounding intersections as well as permanently blocking access to Old Dandenong Road north of the extension. The extension has a speed limit of 70 km/h.
Despite the road having successfully removed traffic from Old Dandenong Road (between Warrigal Road and the current South Road connection) it has also created a major bottleneck at the intersection of Kingston and Old Dandenong Road, particularly during peak hour. This intersection will be receiving a major traffic signal upgrade in the coming months.[1]
South Road Extension Westbound Distance to
Melbourne
(km)Distance to
Frankston
(km)Eastbound Traffic Lights (clockwise from extension)
Warrigal Roadto Mentone (6 km) and Mordialloc (10 km)
South Roadto Moorabbin (4 km) and Melbourne (21 km)
Warrigal Roadto Oakleigh (6 km) and Burwood (12 km)
End South Road Extension 20 29 Start South Road Extension Start South Road Extension
from Old Dandenong Road21 28 End South Road Extension
continues as Old Dandenong Road
to Dandenong / FrankstonWestall Road Extension
The Westall Road Extension runs along the Dingley Freeway route from Westall Road to Springvale Road in Springvale South. It commenced construction in 1994 and was finished in 1995. The extension is also known as the Springvale Bypass.
The works involved creating a 2.8 km divided four lane semi-freeway standard road to bypass the busy and congested centre of Springvale. The extension involves constructing part of the Dingley Freeway to the future site of an interchange with Westall Road before travelling along a temporary alignment to join up with the extended Westall Road south of Heatherton Road. A speed limit of 100 km/h applies between Heatherton Road and Rowan Road, while a 80 km/h limit applies on the approaches to Heatherton and Springvale Roads. A bicycle path was completed along the entire length of the road.
Associated works included a northern extension of Westall Road from Rayhur Street, Springvale to Princes Highway in Clayton. Westall Road from Heatherton Road to Centre Road consisted of a two lane undivided road while the road from Centre Road to the Princes Highway was constructed as a six lane divided road. In order to enable Westall Road to truly serve as a high capacity alternative route to Springvale Road, the level crossing with the Cranbourne / Pakenham railway line was grade separated in conjunction with duplication works to upgrade Westall Road to a six lane divided road between Heatherton Road and Centre Road. These works were completed by April 2001.[2]
Westall Road Extension Northbound Distance to
Melbourne
(km)Distance to
Frankston
(km)Southbound Traffic Lights (clockwise from extension)
Heatherton Roadto Moorabbin (15 km)
Westall Roadto Blackburn (15 km) and Melbourne (29 km) via
Freeway
Heatherton Roadto Noble Park (4 km)
End Westall Road Extension 29 22 Start Westall Road Extension Spring Road 30 21 Spring Road Dingley Village
Rowan Road31.5 19.5 Dingley Village
Rowan RoadPedestrian Crossing
31.6 19.4 Pedestrian Crossing
Start Westall Road Extension 32 19 End Westall Road Extension Traffic Lights (clockwise from extension)
Springvale Roadto Springvale (3 km) and Glen Waverley (12 km)
Springvale Roadto Edithvale (7 km) and Frankston (19 km) via
Freeway
DINGLEY ARTERIAL CONNECTION
Proposed completion 2013Dandenong Bypass
The Dandenong Bypass runs along the Dingley Freeway route from Perry Road in Keysborough to the South Gippsland Highway in Dandenong South. The bypass commenced construction in late 2005 and opened on 9 December 2007.[3]
The 4.8 km bypass was constructed as part of the EastLink project, with the $65 million dollar works involving the creation of a four lane divided road with traffic light controlled access at roads which run north-south along the constructed route. The works also involved the construction of an overpass at the Cranbourne railway line as well as a diamond interchange with EastLink. The entire bypass has a 80 km/h speed limit.
Dandenong Bypass Westbound Distance to
Melbourne
(km)Distance to
Cranbourne
(km)Eastbound DINGLEY ARTERIAL CONNECTION
Proposed completion 2013Traffic Lights (clockwise from bypass)
Perry Road to Mordialloc (9 km)
Perry Road to Keysborough (1 km) and Mentone (11 km) viaCheltenham Road
End Dandenong Bypass -- 17 Start Dandenong Bypass Noble Park
Chandler Road-- 16.5 Noble Park
Chandler RoadWANGOONI BRIDGE
Frankston, Ringwood, Melbourne
EastLink __ _35.5 15.5 WANGOONI BRIDGE
Ringwood, Melbourne, Frankston
EastLink __ _Bangholme, Dandenong
Hammond Road37 14 Dandenong, Bangholme
Hammond RoadFrankston, Dandenong
Dandenong-Frankston Road37.5 13.5 Dandenong, Frankston
Dandenong-Frankston RoadCRANBOURNE RAIL LINE 38.5 12.5 CRANBOURNE RAIL LINE Start Dandenong Bypass 39 12 End Dandenong Bypass Traffic Lights (clockwise from bypass)
South Gippsland Highway
to Dandenong (3 km), Berwick (16 km) viaHighway and Warragul (73 km) via
Freeway
South Gippsland Highway
to Cranbourne (12 km), Phillip Island (90 km) viaHighway and Leongatha (97 km) via
Highway
Future sections
Springvale Road to Perry Road[4]
The Springvale Road - Perry Road section, when finished, will connect the Westall Road Extension with the Dandenong Bypass, creating an arterial standard highway, with traffic light controlled intersections and an overpass at Cheltenham Rd, for 11 km from Westall Road to the South Gippsland Highway. The new section of road is expected to carry between 30,000 and 40,000 vehicles per day as well as a shared path being constructed alongside, linking to existing shared paths which already run along the built sections of the arterial. The contstruction of this section (at a cost of $74.6M) was brought forward to commence in 2010 as part of the "Nation Building" initiatives in the 2009 Victorian State Budget.[5] . The project was previously estimated to cost $80 million, with construction to commence in 2011, with all works completed in 2013.[6]
Dingley Arterial Northwestbound Distance to
Melbourne
(km)Distance to
Cranbourne
(km)Southeastbound LINKS TO
Westall Road Extension
to Blackburn / MelbourneTraffic Lights (clockwise from arterial)
Springvale Roadto Edithvale (7 km)
Springvale Roadto Springvale (3 km) and Glen Waverley (12 km)
End Dingley Arterial 32.5 20.5 Start Dingley Arterial Chapel Road 35 18 Chapel Road Start Dingley Arterial 36 17 End Dingley Arterial Traffic Lights (clockwise from arterial)
Perry Road to Keysborough (1 km)
Perry Road to Mordialloc (9 km)LINKS TO
Dandenong Bypass
to Dandenong / Cranbourne / FrankstonSouth Gippsland Highway to South Gippsland Freeway
After the estimated completion of the Springvale Road - Perry Road section in 2013, the viability of building the section to connect the South Gippsland Highway with the South Gippsland Freeway will be taken into consideration.
Old Dandenong Road to Westall Road
After promising to build the entire Dingley Bypass project, the State Labor Government has been silent on the future of the section of the Dingley Arterial from Old Dandenong Road to Westall Road, believing that the improvements to Old Dandenong Road would be adequate for traffic needs.
On 26 October 2010, the Labor government announced plans for funding the section between Warrigal Road and Westall Road as a 4 lane arterial road.[7]
References
- ^ South Road Extension Package: VicRoads Retrieved on 22 August 2008.
- ^ VicRoads - Road Safety Management Page 5
- ^ EastLink tollway to open six months early Herald Sun 10 December 2007. Retrieved on 12 December 2007.
- ^ http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/RoadProjects/MelbourneRoadProjects/SouthEasternSuburbs/DingleyArterialKeysborough.htm
- ^ Gren Light for $74.6 Million Dingley Arterial Project Retrieved on 7 May 2009.
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/component/index.php?option=com_content&task=article&id=12496.html
External links
- VicRoads - South Road Extension Package Document
- Dandenong Bypass - Southern and Eastern Integrated Transport Authority (SEITA)
Categories:- Highways and freeways in Melbourne
- Proposed roads in Australia
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