Length:

29 km

Termini:

Northern: Doncaster Rd (MR36 / MR40) and Victoria St (unnumbered), Doncaster

Southern: Edithvale Rd (MR40), Springvale Rd (MR40) and Wells Rd (unnumbered), Aspendale Gardens

Miscellaneous:

Declared Names: Wells Rd and Doncaster-Mordialloc Rd

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Aspendale Gardens, Mordialloc, Braeside, Dingley Village, Clarinda, Clayton South, Clayton, Oakleigh East, Mt Waverley, Burwood East, Blackburn South, Blackburn, Blackburn North and Doncaster

Current: 23

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

Arterial 5803 (Doncaster to Mordialloc)

Arterial 5795 (Mordialloc to Aspendale Gardens)

General Information:

Metropolitan Route 23 is a suburban arterial route, linking the upper Mornington Peninsula with Melbourne's eastern suburbs.

The route is a mix of divided and undivided roads, passing through residential, commercial and industrial areas as well as Moorabbin Airport.

1989: Introduction of Metropolitan Route 23. ¹

2007: Railway level crossing replaced with overpass where Middleborough Rd crosses the railway at Blackburn. ²

Aspendale Gardens to Doncaster

AD Sign:

Advance directional sign with traffic conditions indicator panel on Middleborough Road (MR23) approaching Whitehorse Road / Maroondah Highway (MR34) at Blackburn, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Middleborough Rd (MR23) and Maroondah Hwy (MR34) at Blackburn, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Middleborough Rd (MR23) approaching Springfield Rd at Blackburn North, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign with space for traffic conditions indicator panels on Middleborough Road (MR23) at Blackburn North approaching the Eastern Freeway (M3, then MR83), November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Eastern Freeway Interchange:

Looking north on Middleborough Road at the Eastern Freeway (M3, then MR83) interchange in Blackburn North, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Eastern Fwy (M3, then MR83) interchange, Blackburn North, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Eastern Fwy (M3, then MR83) interchange, Blackburn North, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Wetheby Rd (MR23) approaching Doncaster Rd (MR36 / MR40) at Doncaster East, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Doncaster to Aspendale Gardens

AD Sign:

Advance directional sign with traffic conditions indicator panel on Victoria St (unnumbered) approaching Doncaster Rd (MR36 / MR40) at Doncaster, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Doncaster Rd (MR36 / MR40) and Wetherby Rd (MR23) at Doncaster East, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Trailblazer:

MR23 trailblazer at Doncaster, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign with space for traffic conditions indicator panels on Wetherby Road (MR23) at Doncaster approaching the Eastern Freeway, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Doncaster approaching Eastern Fwy (M3, then MR83), November 2011.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Eastern Fwy (M3, then MR83) interchange, Doncaster, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the Eastern Fwy (M3, then MR83) interchange, Doncaster, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley