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| M3 | Eastern Freeway, Eastlink & Frankston Freeway (M3) - Nunawading To Wantirna - Burwood Highway Construction |
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General Information:
M3 is a motorway standard route in Melbourne's eastern and south eastern suburbs, linking the Melbourne CBD with the Mornington Peninsula. The Eastern Freeway is untolled, however the Eastlink section of M3, from Nunawading to Seaford uses an electronic distance based tolling system.
Eastlink:
Eastlink is made up of the Eastern Freeway Extension, Ringwood Bypass and Scoresby Freeway. 1
The Eastlink section of the route features 17 interchanges and also twin tunnels at Donvale / Ringwood, under the Mullum Mullum valley - the Melba Tunnel and the Mullum Mullum Tunnel. Each tunnel is 1.6km long, contain three lanes that are 3.5m wide with a height clearance for vehicles of 4.65m. The tunnels have a gradient of up to 5.5% and are located up to 53m from surface level. 2
The route also features 3 traffic lanes in each direction for 33km from the Eastern Freeway to Thompson Road at Carrum Downs, and also has 103 structures, including 88 bridges. 3
History:
Burwood Highway Area:
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Construction project Sign: Typical Eastlink construction sign, looking southeast along Burwood Hwy (MR26) at Wantirna, May 2005. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Construction of the Eastlink / Burwood Highway Interchange: Construction site of the Eastlink / Burwood Hwy (MR26) interchange at Wantirna, May 2005. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Construction of the Eastlink / Burwood Highway Interchange: Construction site of the Eastlink / Burwood Hwy (MR26) interchange at Wantirna, May 2005. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Construction of the Eastlink / Burwood Highway Interchange: Construction site of the Eastlink / Burwood Hwy (MR26) interchange at Wantirna, May 2005. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Approaching Mountain Highway Intersection: Approaching the intersection of Burwood Hwy (MR26) and Mountain Hwy (MR28) at Wantirna, with the construction works for Eastlink in the distance, June 2006. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Mountain Highway Intersection: Looking southeast at the intersection of Burwood Hwy (MR26) and Mountain Hwy (MR28) at Wantirna, with the construction works for Eastlink in the distance, June 2006. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Mountain Highway Intersection: Looking southeast at the intersection of Burwood Hwy (MR26) and Mountain Hwy (MR28) at Wantirna, with the construction works for Eastlink in the distance, August 2006 Image © Viseth Uch |
| Mountain Highway Intersection: Looking southeast at the intersection of Burwood Hwy (MR26) and Mountain Hwy (MR28) at Wantirna, with the construction works for Eastlink in the distance, January 2007 Image © Viseth Uch |
Mountain Highway Area:
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Construction project Sign: Typical Eastlink construction sign, looking northeast along Mountain Hwy (MR28) at Wantirna, August 2005. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Eastlink Overpass Site: The Eastlink overpass construction site on Mountain Hwy (MR28) at Wantira, August 2005. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Eastlink Overpass Site: The Eastlink overpass construction site on Mountain Hwy (MR28) at Wantira, August 2005. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Eastlink Workzone: Eastlink overpass construction underway at Wantirna, June 2006, looking northeast Image © Viseth Uch |
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Eastlink Workzone: Eastlink overpass construction underway at Wantirna, June 2006, looking northeast. Note the sidetrack arrangements whilst construction is happening. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Bridge works: Retaining wall construction for the bridge that will carry Eastlink over Mountain Highway at Wantirna, June 2006. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Bridge works: Retaining wall construction for the bridge that will carry Eastlink over Mountain Highway at Wantirna, August 2006 Image © Viseth Uch |
| Mountain Highway, Wantirna: Looking northeast along Mountain Hwy at Wantirna approaching the interchange with Eastlink, January 2007. Image © Viseth Uch |
| Eastlink / Mountain Highway interchange: Looking northeast along Mountain Hwy at Wantirna at the interchange with Eastlink, now with bridge deck in place, January 2007. Image © Viseth Uch |
Cathies Lane Area:
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Blind
Creek Works: Looking northbound inside Llewellyn Park in Wantirna South near Blind Creek, August 2006. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Creek Works: Looking northbound inside Llewellyn Park in Wantirna South near Blind Creek, August 2006. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Creek Works: Looking northbound inside Llewellyn Park in Wantirna South near Blind Creek, August 2006. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Creek Works: Looking northbound inside Llewellyn Park in Wantirna South near Blind Creek, August 2006. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Blind Creek Bridge Construction: Construction of the Eastlink bridge over Blind Creek in Wantirna South, August 2007. Image © Viseth Uch |
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Blind Creek Bridge Construction: Construction of the Eastlink bridge over Blind Creek in Wantirna South, August 2007. Image © Viseth Uch |
| Click here for construction photos at High Street Road in
Wantirna South Click here for construction photos at Boronia Road (MR32) interchange in Wantirna |
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1 Maroondah
City Council,
Developing Maroondah, EastLink
2 Eastlink, Motorway
Info
3 Linking Melbourne Authority: Projects, Eastlink, Facts & Figures
4 Minister of Transport, Media Release, Park Road Bridge Over Eastern Freeway Extension Opened
to Traffic, 26 March 2002
Last updated: 14-Feb-2019 21:02
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