Dingley Bypass is an arterial road in southeastern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 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.
History
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.[3] The state Liberal Party then promised $180 million to build the bypass if they won the 2002 state election, but they were unsuccessful.[3][4]
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.[5]
Construction of the Dingley Bypass began in 2014 and was completed in March 2016, 5 months ahead of schedule.[2] 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.[2]
Dingley Bypass was signed as Metropolitan Route 87 along its entire length upon opening.
The passing of the Road Management Act 2004[6] through the Parliament of Victoria granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to VicRoads: VicRoads declared the road in 2019 as Dingley Bypass (Arterial #6422), from Oakleigh South to Springvale South.[7]
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.[8][9] The party did not win the election.
Major intersections
| LGA | Location[1][7] | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | Bentleigh East–Oakleigh South–Moorabbin–Heatherton quadripoint | 0.0 | 0.0 |  South Road (Metro Route 14 west) – Moorabbin, Brighton | Western terminus of road and Metro Route 87 Western terminus of concurrency with Metro Route 14 |
 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, unallocated west) – Heatherton, Noble Park | No right turn west- or east-bound into Kingston Road Eastern terminus of concurrency 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) – Frankston, Rosebud | ||
| 5.5 | 3.4 | Tootal Road – Dingley Village | |||
| Greater Dandenong | Springvale South | 6.1 | 3.8 |  Westall Road (Metro Route 49) – Clayton South, Dandenong South | Eastern terminus of road and Metro Route 87 |
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "Dingley Bypass" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "$156 Million Dingley Bypass Opens in South East". The Urban Developer. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ State Government of Victoria. "Road Management Act 2004" (PDF). Government of Victoria. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ a b VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads 2024" (PDF). Government of Victoria. p. 920. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Getting Victoria Moving: Creating the Dingley Freeway". @LiberalVictoria. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Carey, Adam (8 November 2018). "Liberals promise to build $600m Dingley freeway in Melbourne's south". The Age. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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