Doncaster–Mordialloc Road

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Doncaster–Mordialloc Road is a major arterial road through the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. This name is not widely known to most drivers, as the entire allocation is still best known as by the names of its constituent parts: Victoria Street, Wetherby Road, Middleborough Road, Stephensons Road, Clayton Road and Boundary Road.[3] This article will deal with the entire length of the corridor for sake of completion.

Doncaster–Mordialloc Road

(numerous constituent roads)

Clayton Road through Clayton
Doncaster–Mordialloc Road is located in Melbourne
North end
North end
South end
South end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length26.9 km (17 mi)[1]
GazettedSeptember 1960[2]
Route number(s) Metro Route 23 (1989–present)
(Doncaster–Braeside)
Major junctions
North endKing Street
Doncaster East, Melbourne
 
South end Wells Road
Braeside, Melbourne
Location(s)
Major suburbsBox Hill, Mount Waverley, Clayton, Dingley Village

Route

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Doncaster–Mordialloc Road commences at the intersection of King and Victoria Streets at Doncaster East and heads south as a two-lane, single carriageway road along Victoria Street until it intersections with Doncaster Road, changing its name to Wetherby Road and continuing south as a four-lane, single carriageway road, before crossing Koonung Creek and meeting with Eastern Freeway at an interchange in Box Hill North. It changes names again to Middleborough Road and continues south through Box Hill before intersecting with Highbury Road in Mount Waverley, changing name again to Stephensons Road, and continuing south through Mount Waverley. It intersects with Ferntree Gully Road in Oakleigh East, changing names again to Clayton Road, and continues through Clayton, intersecting with Kingston and Heatherton Roads in Clayton South and changes name a final time to Boundary Road, widening to a four-lane, dual-carriageway road through Dingley, before eventually terminating at the bridge over Mordialloc Creek in Braeside, continuing southeast-wards as Wells Road.

History

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The passing of the Country Roads Act of 1958[4] (itself an evolution from the original Highways and Vehicles Act of 1924[5]) provided for the declaration of State Highways and Main Roads, roads partially financed by the State government through the Country Roads Board (later VicRoads). Doncaster–Mordialloc Road was declared a Main Road on 7 September 1960, between Doncaster Road in Doncaster and Wells Road in Mordialloc,[2] but was still sign-posted as its constituent parts.

Doncaster–Mordialloc Road was signed as Metropolitan Route 23 between Doncaster Road and Wells Road in 1989.

The passing of the Road Management Act 2004[6] granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to VicRoads: in 2004, VicRoads re-declared Doncaster–Mordialloc Road (Arterial #5803) from King Street in Doncaster East to Wells Road in Braeside.[3] The road is still presently known (and signposted) as its constituent parts along its entire length.

Major intersections

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LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
ManninghamDoncaster EastTemplestowe boundary0.00.0King Street – Templestowe, Templestowe LowerNorthern terminus of Victoria Street
Doncaster1.60.99   Doncaster Road (Metro Routes 36/40) – Doncaster, DonvaleNorthern terminus of Metro Route 23
Name change: Victoria Street (north), Wetherby Road (south)
Koonung Creek2.71.7Bridge over river (name unknown)
WhitehorseBox Hill NorthBlackburn North boundary2.91.8  Eastern Freeway (M3) – Collingwood, RingwoodDiamond interchange
Name change: Wetherby Road (north), Middleborough Road (south)
Box HillBlackburn boundary5.33.3  Whitehorse Road (Metro Route 34) – Box Hill, Ringwood
5.53.4Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines
Box HillBlackburnBox Hill SouthBlackburn South quadripoint6.54.0  Canterbury Road (Metro Route 32) – Canterbury, Montrose
BurwoodBurwood East boundary8.95.5  Burwood Highway (Metro Route 26) – Burwood, Ferntree Gully
WhitehorseMonash boundaryBurwoodBurwood EastMount Waverley tripoint9.55.9Highbury Road – Burwood, Vermont SouthName change: Middleborough Road (north), Stephensons Road (south)
MonashMount Waverley10.96.8  High Street Road (Metro Route 24) – Prahran, Glen Iris, Wantirna South
11.57.1Glen Waverley railway line
12.67.8Waverley Road – Malvern East, Chadstone, Wheelers Hill
Scothmans Creek13.48.3Bridge over river (name unknown)
MonashClaytonOakleigh EastMount Waverley tripoint14.28.8  Ferntree Gully Road (Metro Route 22) – Oakleigh, Ferntree GullyName change: Stephensons Road (north), Clayton Road (south)
ClaytonOakleigh East boundary15.69.7  Princes Highway (Alt National Route 1) – City, Dandenong
15.99.9  North Road (Metro Route 18) – Brighton, Oakleigh, Rowville
Clayton17.010.6Pakenham, Cranbourne and Bairnsdale railway lines
KingstonMonash boundaryClaytonClayton South boundary17.510.9  Centre Road (Metro Route 16) – Brighton East, Mulgrave
KingstonClarindaClayton South boundary20.812.9  Heatherton Road (Metro Route 14 east) – Noble Park, Endeavour Hills
  Kingston Road (Metro Route 14 west) – Heatherton
Name change: Clayton Road (north), Boundary Road (south)
Dingley VillageHeatherton boundary21.013.0  Dingley Bypass (Metro Route 87) – Moorabbin, Dandenong South
21.813.5Old Dandenong Road – Heatherton, Dingley Village
Dingley VillageHeathertonMoorabbin Airport tripoint22.514.0  Centre Dandenong Road (B980 east, unallocated west) – Cheltenham, Dingley Village
Dingley VillageMordiallocBraesideMoorabbin Airport quadripoint24.115.0  Lower Dandenong Road (Metro Route 10) – Mentone, Dandenong
MordiallocBraeside boundary25.716.0White Street (west) – Mordialloc
Malcolm Road (east) – Braeside
26.416.4  Governor Road (Metro Route 12 east) – Mordialloc, Dandenong South, Narre Warren
26.916.7  Boundary Road (Metro Route 23 north) – Mordialloc, BraesideSouthern end of Boundary Road
Mordialloc CreekBridge over river (name unknown)
KingstonAspendale Gardens  Wells Road (Metro Route 23 south) – Chelsea HeightsNorthern end of Wells Road
Metro Route 23 continues southeast along Wells Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition
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References

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  1. ^ "Doncaster–Mordialloc Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 7 September 1960. pp. 2977–81. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015" (PDF). Government of Victoria. pp. 750–2. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/cra1958182.pdf State of Victoria, An Act to consolidate the Law relating to Country Roads 30 September 1958
  5. ^ State of Victoria, An Act to make further provision with respect to Highways and Country Roads Motor Cars and Traction Engines and for other purposes 30 December 1924
  6. ^ 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.