Ringwood Bypass

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Ringwood Bypass
Victoria
General information
Type Highway
Length 2 km (1 mi)
Route number(s) State Route 62
Major junctions
West end EastLink,
Ringwood, Melbourne
  Whitehorse Road
East end Mount Dandenong Road, Ringwood, Melbourne

The Ringwood Bypass is a short stretch of road extending from EastLink to Maroondah Highway in Melbourne, Australia. It allows the Maroondah Highway to bypass the main shopping centre in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ringwood.

Originally known as the Eastern Freeway Extension, it was renamed the Ringwood Bypass to avoid connotations that it was part of a freeway network for accessing the CBD.[1] The first stage of the road opened in September 1996, starting at Mount Dandenong Road and heading east.[2] As part of the EastLink works the road was extended by 1.5 km to connect to the Maroondah Highway and EastLink. In 2003 there was controversy about whether the bypass would be tolled, with the State Government making assurances that it would not be.[3]

The speed limit is 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).[citation needed]

Major intersections

Ringwood Bypass
Westbound Distance from
EastLink
(km)		 Eastbound
End Ringwood Bypass
continues as EastLink
to Melbourne		 0.0 Start Ringwood Bypass
from EastLink
& Whitehorse Road
Dandenong, Frankston
EastLink
Nunawading, Box Hill
Whitehorse Road
Ringwood Street -- Ringwood Street
Wantirna, Warrandyte
Warrandyte Road 		-- Warrandyte, Wantirna
Warrandyte Road
Start Ringwood Bypass
from Mount Dandenong Road
& Whitehorse Road 		-- Lilydale, Yarra Glen, Healesville
Whitehorse Road
End Ringwood Bypass
continues as Mount Dandenong Road
to Croydon / Mount Dandenong

See also

Portal icon Australian Roads portal

References

  1. ↑ Public Transport Users Association. "Myth: The purpose of freeways is to bypass congested areas". www.ptua.org.au. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  2. ↑ "Koonung Mullum Forestway Association: Background". home.vicnet.net.au. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
  3. ↑ "Vic Govt promises no toll for Ringwood Bypass". ABC News. www.abc.net.au. 31 October 2003. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 

Coordinates: 37°48′39″S 145°13′44″E / 37.81083°S 145.22889°E / -37.81083; 145.22889


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