Road Photos & Information: Victoria

Boundary Road, Fairbairn Road, Somerville Road, Market Road, Footscray-Sunshine Road, Sunshine Road, Docklands Highway, Dudley Street, Peel Street, Victoria Street, Victoria Parade, Barkers Road, Burke Road and Canterbury Road (Metropolitan Route 32)

Statistics:

• Length: 53 km
• Western Terminus: Fitzgerald Road (MR40), Laverton North 1
• Eastern Terminus: Mount Dandenong Road (C401 / C415), Montrose 1
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Laverton North, Sunshine West, Brooklyn, Sunshine, West Footscray, Footscray, Docklands, West Melbourne, Fitzroy, Richmond, Kew and Hawthorn East 1

Route Numbering:

• Current:  
• Multiplexes: 
• Road Authority Internal Classification: Boundary Road (Arterial #5447), Fairbairn Road (Arterial #5575), Somerville Road (Arterial #5458), Market Road (Arterial #5457), Footscray-Sunshine Road (Arterial #5877), Sunshine Road (Arterial #5837), Docklands Highway (Arterial #6120), Dudley Street (Arterial #5040), Peel Street (Arterial #5065), Victoria Street (Arterial #5082), Victoria Parade (Arterial #5083), Victoria Street (Arterial #5948), Barkers Road (Arterial #5858), Burke Road (Arterial #5874), Canterbury Road (Arterial #5802) 1

General Information:

Metropolitan Route 32 is generally arterial standard, and traverses east to west across central Melboure, including passing directly through the state capital.

Multiplexes along the route include:

• Metropolitan Route 17 at Hawthorn East for 400 m
• Metropolitan Route 41 at Brooklyn and Sunshine for 1 km
• Metropolitan Route 55 at Melbourne for 500 m

History:

• 1965: Metropolitan Route 32 introduced 1
• 1988: Prior to this date, MR32 went through the city, diverting down LaTrobe St and up Adderley St to Dudley St 2
• 6 September 2006: The duplication of Canterbury Road between Bayswater Road and Dorset Road in Bayswater North was opened to traffic by Transport Minister Peter Batchelor 3

Montrose to Laverton North (Westbound)			Laverton North to Montrose (Eastbound)
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Docklands on Wurundjeri Way approaching Footscray Road, December 2005. Image © Rob Tilley			Black Intersection Directional Sign: Black ID sign at Laverton North on Boundary Road, July 2006. The sign was on the splitter island at the Fitzgerald Rd / Boundary Rd roundabout, facing southbound traffic. It was removed after duplication works to Boundary Road. 1 Image © Rob Tilley
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Dudley Street (MR32) approaching Wurundjeri Way (MR55), December 2005. This photo was taken prior to the implementation of MR55 along Wurundjeri Way and before Telstra Dome was renamed to Etihad Stadium. Image © Rob Tilley
				Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Dudley St approaching Wurundjeri Way at Docklands, December 2005. This photo was taken prior to the implementation of MR55 along Wurundjeri Way. Image © Rob Tilley

1 Viseth Uch
2 BJ Winzer
3 Minister For Public Transport, Media Release, $15 Million Canterbury Road Duplication Road Opens, 6 September 2006