Dingley Bypass is an
arterial road
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in southeastern
Melbourne
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,
Victoria,
Australia
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that travels along the
Dingley Arterial route from
Warrigal Road to
Westall Road.
Route
Dingley Bypass commences at the intersection with
Warrigal and South Roads in
Oakleigh South and heads in a south-easterly direction as a six-lane, dual-carriageway road, intersecting with Kingston Road,
Boundary Road, and then a short distance later with the northern end of
Mornington Peninsula Freeway. It continues east until eventually terminating at the intersection with
Westall Road in
Springvale South.
West of Warrigal Road, South Road continues via
Moorabbin all the way to the bayside
Beach Road at
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
.
History
Dingley Bypass forms part of the
Dingley Arterial Project
The Dingley Arterial Road Project (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 ...
, 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.
The
state Liberal Party then promised $180 million to build the bypass if they won the
2002 state election, but they were unsuccessful.
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.
Funding boost for Melbourne's suburban road network
, ''State Government of Victoria, 1 May 2012.'' Retrieved on 20 June 2013.
Construction of the Dingley Bypass began in 2014 and was completed in March 2016, 5 months ahead of schedule.Luke Donnellan
Luke Anthony Donnellan (born 26 March 1966) is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly between 2002 and his retirement in 2022, representing Narre Warren North. He was the Minister for ...
. 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.Parliament of Victoria
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granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to VicRoads
VicRoads is a government joint venture in the state of Victoria, Australia. In the state, it is responsible for driver licensing and vehicle registration. It is owned and operated through a joint venture between the Victorian government an ...
: VicRoads declared the road in 2019 as Dingley Bypass (Arterial #6422), from Oakleigh South to Springvale South.
Proposed traffic light removal
In 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, expected to cost $600 million.
Major intersections
See also
References
{{Road infrastructure in Melbourne
Bypasses in Australia
Transport in the City of Kingston (Victoria)
Transport in the City of Greater Dandenong