Dingley Bypass is an arterial road in southeastern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia that travels along the Dingley Arterial route from Westall Road to Warrigal Road. After the intersection with Warrigal Road, the highway continues further west as South Road, which extends all the way to the bayside Beach Road at Brighton.
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| Type | Highway |
| Length | 6.1 km (3.8 mi)[1] |
| Opened | 11 March 2016 |
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History
editThe Dingley Bypass forms part of the Dingley Arterial Project, which was first proposed as a freeway in the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan. The Victorian Labor Party first promised to build the bypass before the 1999 state election, but cancelled the project after being elected, choosing to re-allocate the $30 million in funds towards what would eventually become EastLink.[2] The state Liberal Party then promised $180 million to build the bypass if they won the 2002 state election, but they were unsuccessful.[2][3]
The Liberal–Nationals state government announced in May 2012 that they would commit $156 million for the construction of the Dingley Bypass, which would be a new 6.4 km dual carriageway link between Warrigal Road and Westall Road in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs.[4]
Construction of the Dingley Bypass began in 2014 and was completed in March 2016, 5 months ahead of schedule.[5] The $156 million, 6.4 kilometre Dingley Bypass was completed five months ahead of schedule and was opened on 11 March 2016 by Minister for Roads, Luke Donnellan. A divided highway with 3 lanes in each direction, it was expected to carry 35,000 vehicles each day. A new 5.2 kilometer bike path also runs beside the Bypass and extends from the existing bike path at Old Dandenong Road and provides links to Victoria's greater bicycle network.[5]
Proposed traffic light removal
editIn November 2018 leading up to the state election, the Victorian Liberal Party proposed removing all traffic lights on the Dingley Bypass to create a Dingley Freeway.[6][7] This was expected to cost $600 million.[6][7] The party eventually did not win the election.
Major intersections
editThe bypass is entirely contained within the City of Kingston local government area.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Bentleigh East–Oakleigh South–Moorabbin–Heatherton Quadripoint | 0 | 0.0 | South Road (Metro Route 14 west) – Moorabbin | Western terminus of bypass & Metro Route 87 Metro Route 14 continues along South Road | |
| Warrigal Road (Metro Route 15) – Mentone, Oakleigh | |||||
| Oakleigh South–Clarinda–Heatherton Tripoint | 1.7 | 1.1 | Clarinda Road – Clarinda, Huntingdale | ||
| Clarinda–Heatherton boundary | 3.2 | 2.0 | Kingston Road (Metro Route 14 east) – Heatherton, Noble Park | Eastern concurrency terminus with Metro Route 14 | |
| Dingley Village–Heatherton boundary | 4.0 | 2.5 | Boundary Road (Metro Route 23) – Mordialloc, Clayton | ||
| Dingley Village | 4.5 | 2.8 | Mornington Peninsula Freeway (M11) – Portsea | ||
| 5.5 | 3.4 | Tootal Road – Dingley Village | |||
| Springvale South | 6.1 | 3.8 | Westall Road (Metro Route 49) – Blackburn, Edithvale | Eastern terminus of bypass & Metro Route 87 | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Dingley Bypass" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Libs pledge $180m for Dingley bypass". The Age. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Opposition promises Dingley bypass". The Age. Australian Associated Press. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Funding boost for Melbourne's suburban road network Archived 2013-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, State Government of Victoria, 1 May 2012. Retrieved on 20 June 2013.
- ^ a b "$156 Million Dingley Bypass Opens in South East". The Urban Developer. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Getting Victoria Moving: Creating the Dingley Freeway". @LiberalVictoria. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ a b Carey, Adam (8 November 2018). "Liberals promise to build $600m Dingley freeway in Melbourne's south". The Age. Retrieved 27 October 2021.