Road Photos & Information: Victoria: Tullamarine Freeway & CityLink (Metropolitan Route 43)

Road Photos & Information: Victoria

Tullamarine Freeway & CityLink (Metropolitan Route 43) - Essendon North to Pascoe Vale South

Statistics:

Length: 23 km (Essendon North to Pascoe Vale South: 6 km)
Northern Terminus: Airport Drive, Melbourne Drive 1 and Sunbury Road (C743) at Melbourne Airport
Southern Terminus: West Gate Freeway (M1) at Port Melbourne
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Essendon North, Strathmore, Pascoe Vale and Pascoe Vale South

Route Numbering:

Current:
Former: 1
Multiplexes:
Road Authority Internal Classification: Freeway #1810 (Tullamarine Fwy) / Freeway #1999 (CityLink) 1
Forthcoming Alphanumeric: M2 1

General Information:

Metropolitan Route 43 is located in the western and inner western suburbs of Melbourne and connects the Melbourne CBD with Melbourne Airport in the city's northwest. It's a full freeway route and partially tolled, using passes and e-tags, from Pascoe Vale to Port Melbourne.

The early incarnation of the Tullamarine Fwy prior to 1970 was Lancefield Road, skirting the western edge of Essendon Airport. 1

Multiplexes along the route include:

Metropolitan Route 40 (along Tullamarine Fwy), for 3 km from Essendon Fields to Strathmore

History:

1970: Construction of Tullamarine Fwy from Flemington Rd to Essendon Airport (Calder Hwy Interchange) 1
1972: Connection of the Tullamarine Fwy to the then newly built Calder Fwy was opened 1
1979: Tullamarine Fwy between Essendon Airport and Calder Fwy upgraded to freeway standards 1
1989: Introduction of Metropolitan Route 43 1
May 1996: Construction begins on CityLink 2
15 August 1999: The Western Link section of CityLink and upgraded Tullamarine Fwy (to 8 lanes) between Bulla Road and Flemington Road opened to traffic 2
8 October 2006: Stage 1 of the Tullamarine Fwy / Calder Fwy interchange upgrade opens to traffic 3

Essendon North to Pascoe Vale South		Pascoe Vale South to Essendon North
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at the end of the Calder Fwy (M79 / MR40) at Essendon North for the Bulla Rd (MR37) interchange, October 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional sign: AD sign on Tullamarine Fwy (MR43) at Pascoe Vale South approaching Pascoe Vale Rd (MR35), January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Matthews Road Overpass: Eastbound at the end of the Calder Fwy (M79 / MR40) approaching Matthews Road and the Tullarmarine Fwy (MR43) interchange, October 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional sign: AD sign on Tullamarine Fwy (MR43) at Pascoe Vale South approaching Pascoe Vale Rd (MR35), January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Freeway Green Directional Sign: Old freeway green sign on the Matthews Road overpass as you approach the Tullamarine Fwy interchange on the Calder Fwy at Essendon North, October 2006. The coverplate is hiding an NR79 shield and also an F81 shield. Image © Rob Tilley		Pascoe Vale Road: Tullamarine Fwy (MR43) at the Pascoe Vale Rd (MR35) interchange at Pascoe Vale South, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Tullamarine Freeway / Bulla Road Interchange: Overbridge for Tullamarine Fwy approaching the Bulla Rd interchange at Essendon North, October 2006. The MR40 duplex starts here. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional sign: AD sign on Tullamarine Fwy (MR43) at Strathmore approaching Bulla Rd (MR37), January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Bulla Road Interchange: Eastbound on Tullamarine Fwy at Strathmore at the Bulla Rd (MR37) interchange, October 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional sign: AD sign on Tullamarine Fwy (MR43) at Strathmore approaching Bulla Rd (MR37), January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Bulla Road Interchange: Eastbound on Tullamarine Fwy at Strathmore at the Bulla Rd (MR37) interchange, October 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Bulla Road: Tullamarine Fwy (MR43) at Strathmore at the Bulla Rd (MR37) interchange, January 2016. Note the freeway green sign. Image © Rob Tilley
	Bulla Road Interchange: Eastbound on Tullamarine Fwy at Strathmore at the Bulla Rd (MR37) interchange, October 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional sign: AD sign on Tullamarine Fwy (MR43) at Strathmore approaching Calder Fwy (M79 / MR40), January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Bulla Road Interchange: Eastbound on Tullamarine Fwy at Strathmore at the Bulla Rd (MR37) interchange, October 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Calder Freeway: Calder Fwy (M79 / MR40) interchange at Essondon North, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Variable Message Sign: VMS at Pascoe Vale between Bulla Rd (MR37) and Bell St (MR40) interchange, October 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional sign: AD sign on Tullamarine Fwy (MR43) at Airport West approaching Matthews Av, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Pascoe Vale approaching the Bell St (MR40) interchange, October 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Matthews Avenune: Matthews Av interchange at Airport West, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	CityLink Tollway Signage: Sign at Pascoe Vale indicating the tolled section of MR43, October 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Matthews Avenune: Matthews Av interchange at Airport West, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	CityLink Tollway Signage: Sign at Pascoe Vale indicating the tolled section of MR43, October 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Freeway Green & Black Advance Directional Sign: Freeway green (with F81 shield and old MR40) and black AD sign on Matthews Av at Airport West approaching Hood St and English St, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	CityLink Tollway Signage: Sign at Pascoe Vale indicating the tolled section of MR43, October 2006. Image © Rob Tilley		Black Intersection Directional Signs: Black ID signs at the English St (Matthews Av) / Essendon Airport interchange at Airport West, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Bell Street interchange: Looking southeast at Pascoe Vale at the Bell Street (MR40) interchange, October 2006. MR43 changes from Tullamarine Fwy to CityLink at this interchange. Tolling also begins from this interchange. Image © Rob Tilley		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Tullamarine Fwy (MR43) at Airport West approaching the Melrose Dr interchange, November 2005. Image © Rob Tilley
	Pascoe Vale South: Citylink looking southeast at Pascoe Vale South, November 2006. Image © Stuart Fox		Melrose Drive: Melrose Dr interchange at Airport West, January 2016. Note the freeway green sign. Image © Rob Tilley
	Variable Travel Time Sign: Variable sign showing driving times to 3 interchanges along Citylink, Pascoe Vale South, November 2006. Image © Stuart Fox		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at the Melrose Dr interchange, Airport West, January 2016. Image © Rob Tilley
	Tollway Entrance Sign: Tollway entrance sign at the junction of Moreland Road and Coonans Road at Pascoe Vale South, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
Click here for the continuation of MR43 between Pascoe Vale South and Port Melbourne Click here for the continuation of MR43 between Essendon North and Melbourne Airport

1 Viseth Uch
2 VicRoads CityLink Project Overview
3 Media Release, Premiers Office, First Lanes Open To Help Free The Tulla-Calder Tangle

Last updated: 02-Jun-2017 21:17

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