Comments on: Another Tullamarine Freeway then and now

By: Robbie Wales

Robbie Wales — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 01:24:43 +0000

It is likely that the Tullamarine Freeway at Melbourne Airport will be expanded if the Outer Ring Road gets built. It remains to be seen if this extension will be known as the Tullamarine Freeway or a tollway known as the Airport Link

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:04:21 +0000

In reply to Andrew S.

Residents of Keilor are really kicking up a stink about the new 3rd runway, despite it having been planned for decades.

https://krra.org.au/

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:00:53 +0000

In reply to Kevin. Good luck if you've got a pram and find someone walking the other way!

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 03:36:50 +0000

In reply to DAMIEN.

The original plans for the rail link was to branch off at Glenroy.

https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/publications/research-papers/download/36-research-papers/13828-melbourne-airport-rail-link

By: DAMIEN

DAMIEN — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:14:11 +0000

In hindsight it would’ve been great if the railway was run in the median of the freeway from Strathmore on the Broadmeadows line to the airport.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 10:21:33 +0000

The Hume City Council meeting of 7 Sept 2020 resolved “that Council writes to the Department of Transport regarding the bridge overpass on Carrick Drive Gladstone Park enroute to Tullamarine to investigate whether a footpath can be provided on the bridge.” It’s a shocking bridge for walking and riding over.

By: Andrew S

Andrew S — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:10:27 +0000

In reply to Beren.

The Outer Ring Road will eventually see that change with part of Sunbury Road converted to freeway past the airport with the freeway alignment bypassing Bulla to the ring road with a directional T interchange – known here as ‘Melbourne Airport Link’
https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/planning-and-projects/melbourne-road-projects/bulla-bypass-melbourne-airport-link-to-omr

By: Andrew S

Andrew S — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:04:01 +0000

Another example of the accelerating population growth putting strain on infrastructure – this time out and around the airport. When it was built it was more or less ‘out of the way’ to avoid aircraft noise issues and allow curfew free operation with limited development around Tullamarine and Gladstone Park. When the freeway was built the Essendon drive in theatre stood out on its own on Melrose Drive when it was Lancefield Road, on the corner of Carrick Drive. The only hint to its existence today are the names ‘Paramount Court’, ‘Columbia Close’ and ‘Forum Place’

Aside from airport access, this way out was another cross-country rat-run to access the Hume Highway pre M80 Ring Road days avoiding congested Sydney Road. From the freeway you’d travel north along Mickleham Road all the way out to Donnybrook Road where you’d turn right and access the Hume Highway at the Kalkallo Roadhouse. Apart from Gladstone Park you’d be on two lane roads out in the country with the old Mickleham Primary School bluestone building in the middle of nowhere. Today that same run is increasingly urbanised and on busy divided roads.

By: Paul O'Connor

Paul O'Connor — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 07:48:59 +0000

In reply to Marcus Wong. Marcus, we both missed the old Rutherford Rd off ramp, now cut off and forlorn. It is still possible to see the remains of the tarmacadam road surface trailing off to nowhere.

By: Tony Taylor

Tony Taylor — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 07:29:39 +0000

In reply to Marcus Wong. I like to think it was called the Astro because they couldn't spell Astor.