Westall Road

Westall Road
General information
Type
Length	7 km (4.3 mi)
	Centre Road Heatherton Road
Location(s)
via	Clayton South, Victoria, Dingley Village, Victoria

Westall Road (also known as the Springvale Bypass) is a major north to south thoroughfare west of Springvale, Victoria, Australia.

Starting at the intersection with Princes Highway in Clayton, the road travels in a southerly direction, intersecting with Centre Road, an overpass of the Cranbourne and Pakenham railway lines and an intersection with Heatherton Road, all with a speed limit of 80 km/h. Westall Road then continues on as a semi-freeway standard road along the reservation of the Dingley Freeway with a speed limit of 100 km/h. It finishes at an intersection with Springvale Road in Keysborough.

Historically before the reconstruction and extension works, Westall Road ran as a semi-major road from just south of the Dandenong Rail line at Westall Station to Heatherton Road, and as a minor road from the railway line to Centre Rd. The previous thoroughfare consisted of taking McNaughton Road, Kombi Road and Rayhur Street.

The extensions north to Princes Highway and south to Springvale Road were designed to reduce traffic which travels through Springvale via Springvale Road, as it has a 70 km/h speed limit for most of its length in which it is bypassed as well as having a reduced 60 km/h limit through the Springvale shopping area with this dropping to 40 km/h during school times. Traffic is further delayed by the level crossing adjacent to Springvale Station, and the particularly slow Springvale Junction. The upgrade of Westall Road has allowed north-south through traffic to avoid this area.

Anticipated Future Extension

• The Dingley Arterial, recently announced in the Victorian Transport plan will join the southern end of Westall road with the Dandenong Bypass in Keysborough by 2013.
• Westall Rd to be extended from Princes Highway at Clayton to the M1 Monash Freeway by 2031.