Thompson Road, Melbourne

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Thompson Road

McLeod Road, Thompsons Road

Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne location map.svg
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West end
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East end
Coordinates
General information
TypeRoad
Length18.9 km (12 mi) [1]
Route number(s) Australian state route 6.svg Metro Route 6 (1989–present)
Major junctions
West endCarrum Promenade
Carrum, Melbourne
 
East endThompsons Road
Clyde North, Melbourne
Location(s)
Major suburbs Patterson Lakes, Lyndhurst, Cranbourne North

Thompson Road (and its western section as McLeod Road, and its eastern section as Thompsons Road) [2] is a major urban arterial road in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Contents

Route

The road starts as McLeod Road from its intersection with Nepean Highway at Carrum, immediately crossing under the Frankston railway line and heading east as a two-lane, single-carriageway road through Patterson Lakes; at the intersection with MacLeod Road and Schooner Bay Drive, the name changes to Thompson Road and continues east as a four-lane, single-carriageway road to cross over Mornington Peninsula Freeway, before widening into a four-lane, dual-carriageway road, crossing EastLink to meet Frankston-Dandenong Road at Carrum Downs. The name changes for the last time to Thompsons Road and continues east through Lyndhurst and Cranbourne, to terminate at Berwick-Cranbourne Road in Clyde North.

History

McLeod Road originally terminated at Wells Road 500m south to Thompson Road's current alignment over the Mornington Peninsula Freeway; Thompson Road also terminated at Wells Road 100m north of the current bridge. Both roads were connected along their current alignment due to the construction of its interchange with the freeway (and consequent subsuming of Wells Road into it) when it opened in 1980.

Thompson Road was signed as Metropolitan Route 6 between Carrum and Clyde North in 1989.

The passing of the Road Management Act 2004 [3] granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to VicRoads: in 2004, VicRoads re-declared Thompson Road (Arterial #5164) from Nepean Highway in Carrum to Berwick-Cranbourne Road in Clyde North; [2] this declaration formally includes today's McLeod Road and Thompsons Road, but signposts along these sections have kept their original names.

Duplication Projects

Thompsons Road duplication, Carrum Downs

This is a $31 million state government-funded project to widen Thompsons Road in Carrum Downs. Works involve widening to provide two lanes in each direction from east of Mornington Peninsula Freeway to EastLink, and three lanes in each direction between EastLink and Dandenong-Frankston Road. Construction started in mid-2008. [4] The works are 4 km long. [5]

Thompsons Road duplication, Cranbourne

This is a $22 million state government-funded project to widen Thompsons Road in Cranbourne. Works involve widening the road to three lanes in each direction between Lesdon Avenue and Rosebank Drive and two lanes in each direction between Rosebank Drive and Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road. The works are 1.7 km long. [6]

Thompsons Road duplication, Carrum Downs to Cranbourne

Thompsons Road duplication, Cranbourne East

Major intersections

LGALocation [1] [2] km [1] miDestinationsNotes
Kingston Carrum 0.00.0Carrum Promenade  Carrum BeachWestern terminus of McLeod Road and Metro Route 6; road continues as Carrum Promenade
Australian state route 3.svg Nepean Highway (Metro Route 3)  Frankston, Mornington, Mordialloc, City
0.20.12 Frankston railway line
KingstonGreater Dandenong boundary Patterson LakesBangholme boundary2.61.6AUS Alphanumeric Route M11.svg Mornington Peninsula Freeway (M11)  Frankston, Portsea, Moorabbin Diamond interchange
FrankstonGreater Dandenong boundary Carrum DownsBangholme boundary5.53.4AUS Alphanumeric Route M3 toll.svg EastLink (M3)  Frankston, Ringwood, City Diamond interchange
Carrum DownsLyndhurst-Bangholme tripoint6.64.1Australian state route 9.svg Frankston-Dandenong Road (Metro Route 9)  Frankston, Dandenong
Greater DandenongCaseyFrankston tripoint LyndhurstSkye-Cranbourne West tripoint10.66.6AUS Alphanumeric Route M780.svg Western Port Highway (M780)  Hastings, City
Casey Cranbourne-Cranbourne NorthCranbourne West tripoint12.88.0 Cranbourne railway line
Cranbourne-Cranbourne North boundary13.88.6AUS Alphanumeric Route M420.svg South Gippsland Highway (M420)  Dandenong, Cranbourne, Phillip Island
Cranbourne-Cranbourne NorthCranbourne East tripoint15.69.7AUS Alphanumeric Route C404.svg Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road (C404)  Narre Warren, Cranbourne
Clyde North-Cranbourne North boundary19.011.8AUS Alphanumeric Route C407.svg Berwick-Cranbourne Road (C407)  Clyde, Berwick
Cardinia Officer South AUS Alphanumeric Route C417.svg Cardinia Road (C417)  Cardinia, Officer Part of the currently-active reservation and open for future use by VicRoads, potential for construction in future
Pakenham AUS Alphanumeric Route M420.svg South Gippsland Freeway (M420) – Phillip Island, City Part of the currently-active reservation and open for future use by VicRoads, potential for construction in future
AUS Alphanumeric Route C422.svg Koo Wee Rup Road (C422)  Koo Wee Rup, Pakenham Part of the currently-active reservation and open for future use by VicRoads, potential for construction in future
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •        Route transition

See also

Australia road sign W5-29.svg   Australian roadsportal

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (24 August 2021). "Thompson Road" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015" (PDF). Government of Victoria. pp. 279–81. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. State Government of Victoria. "Road Management Act 2004" (PDF). Government of Victoria. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. VicRoads, "Media Release - Premier turns sod for $30 million Thompson Rd project : VicRoads". Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  5. VicRoads, "Thompson Road duplication, Carrum Downs : VicRoads". Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  6. VicRoads, http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/RoadsAndProjects/RoadProjects/SouthEasternSuburbs/ThompsonRoadDuplicationCranbourne.htm Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine