Statistics:

Length:
52 km
Termini:
Northern: Maroondah Hwy (MR34) and Anderson St (unnumbered), Lilydale
Southern: South Gippsland Hwy (M420), Cranbourne East
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
Cranbourne East, Cranbourne North, Narre Warren South, Narre Warren, Narre Warren North, Narre Warren East, Belgrave South, Belgrave, Sherbrooke, Kallista, Monbulk, Silvan, Mt Evelyn and Lilydale

Route Numbering:

Current: C404
Multiplexed with: B668 C402 C406 C412
Former: 63 1
Road Authority Internal Classification: 2
5774 (Belgrave to Narre Warren North)
5775 (Monbulk to Belgrave)
5776 (Lilydale to Monbulk)
5903 (Narre Warren to Cranbourne East)
5940 (Narre Warren North to Narre Warren)

General Information:

C404 connects Melbourne's outer north east suburbs with the Mornington Peninsula. It's a mix of single carriageway and dual carriageway roadway and passes through semi-rural, residential, commercial and bushland areas.

Multiplexes along the route include:
B668 for 100m, Narre Warren South
C402 for 700 m, Mt Evelyn
C406 for 350 m, Monbulk
C412 for 300 m, Belgrave

History:

2004: Duplication of Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road between the Princes Highway to Centre Road in Narre Warren. Elimination of level crossing included as part of the works. 3
2008: Commencement of Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road Duplication, Narre Warren, from Centre Road to Pound Road. 4
August 2009: Completion of Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road Duplication, Narre Warren, from Centre Road to Pound Road. 4
2009: Extension of the right turning lane from Narre Warren North Road into Maramba Drive in Narre Warren and installing a right turning signal. 5 Safety and alignment improves along Monbulk Road in the Monbulk and Sherbrook areas. 6

Lilydale to Cranbourne East

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Belgrave-Hallam Rd (C404) approaching Belgrave-Gembrook Rd (C412) at Belgrave, June 2006. The C412 duplex starts at this junction.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Belgrave-Gembrook Rd (C404 / C412) at Belgrave approaching Burwood Hwy (C412) and Monbulk Rd (C404), June 2006. The C412 duplex ends at this junction.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Burwood Highway & Monbulk Road:

Corner of Belgrave-Gembrook Rd (C404 / C412), Burwood Hwy (C412) and Monbulk Rd (C404) at Belgrave, June 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

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Burwood Highway & Monbulk Road:

Corner of Belgrave-Gembrook Rd (C404 / C412), Burwood Hwy (C412) and Monbulk Rd (C404) at Belgrave, June 2006.

Image © Rob Tilley

1 VIC Government, VicRoads Country Directory, First Edition, 1992-1993, ISSN 1037-4876.
2 VIC Government, VicRoads, Road Management Plan 2020-2021, 07 December 2020.
3 VIC Government, Minister for Public Transport, Media Release, Level Crossing Eliminated As New Underpass Opens, 13 October 2004.
4 VIC Government, Department of Transport, Completed Road Projects, Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road Duplication, Narre Warren.
5 VIC Government, Minister for Roads & Ports, $2.9 Million Boost for Road Safety in Narre Warren area, 14 September 2009.
6 VIC Government, Minister for Roads & Ports, $1.6 Million in Road Safety Upgrades for Monbulk, 10 September 2009.