The Victorian Government is planning to upgrade Donnybrook Road in Melbourne’s outer north, adding new bike paths as part of the project.
Donnybrook Road is being upgraded between Mickleham Road, Mickleham, and Epping Road, Woodstock.
Options being considered for the project are adding more road lanes, upgrading intersections, upgrading the Hume Freeway Interchange and removing the Donnybrook Road level crossing.
The Donnybrook Road and Mitchell Street intersection is also being upgraded, with the roundabout replaced by traffic lights and a new bridge to be built over Kalkallo Creek.
A public feedback page is now open for comments. You can take a quick poll and make a suggestion on an interactive map.
New residential and commercial precincts are expanding rapidly along Donnybrook Road, and as in most outer suburbs, motor vehicles are the default setting for transport.
Most new residential precincts have reasonably good bike infrastructure provided, but the arterial and connector road have next to none.
Locals are calling out for railway station parking to be expanded to cope with demand, however there is no Parkiteer at the station yet, even though there are new bike lanes linked to the location.
This latest initiative, if designed properly, should at least get more people riding to the station, removing the necessity of leaving a car parked there all day, every day.
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