Draft:Springvale Road, Melbourne

Springvale Road

Springvale Road, Melbourne is located in Melbourne
North end
North end
South end
South end
Coordinates
General information
TypeHighway
Length30.3 km (19 mi)[1]
Route number(s)
Metro Route 52
North of Mitcham Road, Donvale/Doncaster East
  • Metro Route 40
    South of Mitcham Road for rest of route
Major junctions
North end Reynolds Road
Donvale/Doncaster East
 
South end Edithvale Road
Chelsea Heights/Aspendale Gardens
Location(s)
Major settlementsNunawading, Glen Waverley, Mulgrave, Springvale, Keysborough
Highway system

Springvale Road is an arterial road in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The road begins at Reynolds Road as a T-junction which forms the border between Donvale and Doncaster East. The road travels in a straight southerly direction before ending as the border of Chelsea Heights/Aspendale Gardens, just after the Mornington Peninsula Freeway interchange, and turning into Edithvale Road.

The route carries heavy traffic as a 6-lane dual carriageway. Springvale Junction, the junction of Springvale Road, the Princes Highway, Police Road and Centre Road, is one of the most congested and dangerous in Melbourne, with various proposals such as grade seperating the Princes Highway, blocking off certain routes, or reducing speed limits, having been considered.[2][3]

History

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The road is on a line 12 miles magnetic east of the Batman's Hill datum, originally used by Robert Hoddle to survey and subdivide Melbourne. It was named after the Springvale Hotel, built in 1858.[4]

In 1937, the Country Roads Board began improvements to the road, applying a sand surface, but much of this portion had to be reconstructed in 1952. In 1986 the process of duplicating the road was complete, having progressed in stages since 1970.[4]

The road, along with Bell Street was declared a State Highway in 1983[5][6], and named the Bell Street/Springvale Road State Highway in 1987.[7]

Level crossings

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Springvale Road formerly had two level crossings, one at Springvale station on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, and one at Nunawading station on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines. Both stations were rebuilt to remove the level crossings, with Nunawading complete in 2010[8] and Springvale complete in 2014.[9]

Register of Public Roads

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Under the VicRoads Register of Public Roads, Springvale Road is part of the State (Bell/Springvale) Highway, placing the road under VicRoads' overall management and development. The State (Bell/Springvale) Highway is split into two sections, with the Metro Route 40 roads connecting them not technically part of the Highway. The north-western section contains the entirety of Bell Street and Banksia Street, and Manningham Road up to the intersection with Bulleen Road, and the south-eastern section which contains Springvale Road from the Eastlink/Eastern Freeway interchange to the Mornington Peninsula Freeway interchange. The name "State (Bell/Springvale) Highway" is unknown to drivers or the wider community, is not signed, and is only a technical designation.[10]

Major intersections

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LGALocation[1]kmmiDestinationsNotes
ManninghamDonvaleDoncaster East border00.0  Reynolds Road (west)  – Templestowe, Bulleen
Reynolds Road (east)  – Park Orchards
Donvale3.52.2   Mitcham Road (northwest)  – Doncaster
  Mitcham Road (southeast)  – Mitcham
ManninghamWhitehorse borderDonvaleNunawading border4.42.7  Eastern Freeway (M3 west) – City
  EastLink (M3 east) – Frankston
Northern terminus of south-eastern section of State (Bell/Springvale) Highway
WhitehorseNunawading6.03.7  Whitehorse Road (Metro Route 34) – Kew, Box Hill, Ringwood, Lilydale
6.23.9Nunawading station - Belgrave and Lilydale railway lines
Forest Hill7.84.8  Canterbury Road (Metro Route 32) – Camberwell, Heathmont, Montrose
Forest HillVermont SouthBurwood East tripoint10.06.2  Burwood Highway (Metro Route 26) – Kooyong, Burwood, Ferntree Gully
WhitehorseMonash borderVermont SouthBurwood EastGlen Waverley tripoint10.96.8Highbury Road – Burwood, Vermont South
MonashGlen Waverley12.27.6  High Street Road (Metro Route 24) – Prahran, Ashwood, Wantirna South
13.98.6Waverley Road – Malvern East, Wheelers Hill
Glen WaverleyWheelers HillMulgrave tripoint15.59.6  Ferntree Gully Road (Metro Route 22) – Ripponlea, Oakleigh, Ferntree Gully, to   Monash Freeway (M1) – Chadstone, City
Wheelers HillMulgrave border16.110.0  Monash Freeway (M1) – Dandenong, Pakenham
Mulgrave17.210.7  Wellington Road (Metro Route 18) – Elwood, Clayton, Rowville, Emerald
MonashGreater Dandenong borderMulgraveSpringvale border18.811.7  Princes Highway (Alt National Route 1) – City, Dandenong, to   Police Road eastboundSpringvale Junction
Greater DandenongSpringvale18.811.7  Centre Road (Metro Route 16 west) – Brighton East
  Police Road (Metro Route 16 east) – Mulgrave, to   Princes Highway southeast bound
20.712.9Springvale station - Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines
SpringvaleSpringvale South border22.113.7  Heatherton Road (Metro Route 14) – Heatherton, Noble Park
Greater DandenongKingston borderSpringvale SouthDingley VillageKeysborough tripoint24.515.2  Westall Road (Metro Route 49 west) – Clayton South
  Dandenong Bypass (Metro Route 49 east) – Dandenong South
Dingley VillageKeysboroughBraeside tripoint25.415.8  Lower Dandenong Road (Metro Route 10 west) – Black Rock, Mentone
  Cheltenham Road (Metro Route 10 east) – Dandenong
KeysboroughBraesideWaterways tripoint27.617.1  Governor Road (Metro Route 12 west) – Mordialloc
  Hutton Road (Metro Route 12 east) – Dandenong South, Narre Warren
Aspendale GardensBangholmeChelsea Heights tripoint29.418.3  Mornington Peninsula Freeway (M11) – Dingley Village, Frankston, RosebudSouthern terminus of south eastern section of State (Bell/Springvale) Highway
KingstonAspendale GardensChelsea Heights border29.718.5   Wells Road (Metro Route 23 north/C989 south) – Mordialloc, Chelsea HeightsSouthern end of Springvale Road, road continues as Edithvale Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Springvale Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ VicRoads (22 July 2016). "Springvale Junction Community Consultation Summary Report" (PDF).
  3. ^ Cowie, Tom (24 November 2015). "VicRoads searches for answers to untangle Springvale Road spaghetti junction". The Age. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b Lay, Maxwell (2003). Melbourne Miles: The Story of Melbourne's Roads. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. ISBN 1-74097-019-5.
  5. ^ "Road Construction Authority of Victoria. Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1984". Road Construction Authority of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 21 December 1984. p. 54.
  6. ^ "Victorian Government Gazette". State Library of Victoria. 30 June 1983. pp. 1969–70. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Road Construction Authority of Victoria. Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1987". Road Construction Authority of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 30 September 1987. p. 67.
  8. ^ "Springvale Road Rail Project". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  9. ^ Carey, Adam (22 April 2014). "Split-level luxury arrives at Springvale station, at $159 million". The Age.
  10. ^ VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015" (PDF). Government of Victoria. pp. 955-957 (971-973 in pdf file). Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.