Victoria’s Frankston bypass may not go ahead
March 26, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Melbourne’s desperately needed new bypass road around the south-eastern city of Frankston may not go ahead with the State Government unable to secure federal funding for the project.
The $750 million, 25km stretch of road to link Carrum Downs with Mount Martha will not make the list of projects earmarked by Sir Rodd Eddington’s Infrastructure Australia advisory board to get immediate funding.
The current road is a traffic nightmare for anyone living in or south of Frankston with peak time queues extending some evenings over five kilometres from the freeway’s current termination point in north Frankston.
Motorists then have to battle kilometres of suburban traffic, intersections and lights before emerging on to the Mornington freeway south of Frankston.
The situation has been exacerbated by Melbourne’s newest toll-road “Eastlink” also funnelling traffic on to the same two lane road which is also currently plagued by road works.
Some Federal bureaucrats have suggested the Victorian government should fund the project on its own and that it is indeed in a financial position to do so.
Another government source said the bypass did not not tick the boxes necessary to win support, including the capacity to help “nation-build”, expand Australia’s productive capacity, and reduce greenhouse emissions.
The Victorian government would not comment on the future of the bypass.
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It’s interesting to see where priorities lie.
The Geelong bypass and Dandenong bypass were just finished primarily due to tourism (Great Ocean Road) and freight (Hallam Industrial area) concerns, yet the Mornington Peninsula is neglected once again.
Too many toffs live past Frankston.
The Labor govt supplies sufficient road to up to North Frankston
where there voter base is.
Although most North Frankson residences cars are up on blocks
in the front yard with grass up to the door handles.
Get your gear in half the time ! Works with the Ringwood to Frankston gear express ?
“Another government source said the bypass did not not tick the boxes necessary to win support, including the capacity to help “nation-build”, expand Australia’s productive capacity, and reduce greenhouse emissions.”
Yet giving pensioners and lower socio economic groups $1,000 per person to buy Plasma’s and such is nation building and good for the greenhouse????
PELLLEEEAAAASSSEEEE
I was relieved to hear they were going to make a frankston bypass, now what the hell? I love going down the morning peninsula but what I always dread is the frankston route, which during peak hour in summer I feel like stabbing someone especially when I take the eastlink to get there faster and then end up stuck up in a carpark, what the hell is the point? Its a joke and something that needs to be fixed.
Axel you would love this road dude !
This is simply umbelievable? Shocking crime on behalf of Vict. gov-envir vandalism. There is half of the country dying with no water and VIC gov is investing in motorway…instead of providing water…Now another apsurd and nonsense Franskton city Council has adveritised a position Climate change officer and environmental planner position …Change what?? when Gov is standing behind and destroying what is left and creating even greater drought and climate change over Franskton CC. So people please send as many as possible compaints to VIC prime minister…and Frankston CC