Statistics:

Length:
18 km
Termini:
Eastern: Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd (C415), Sassafras
Western: Burwood Hwy (MR26), Wantirna
Miscellaneous:
Declared Names: Wantirna-Sassafras Rd
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:
Wantirna, Bayswater, Boronia, The Basin and Sassafras

Route Numbering:

Current: 28
Road Authority Internal Classification: 1
Arterial 5783

General Information:

Metropolitan Route 28 is an arterial route in Melbourne's far eastern suburbs. It's a mix of divided and undivided road that passes through bushland, residential, commercial and industrial areas.

History:

1965: Introduction of Metropolitan Route 28. 2

Wantirna to Sassafras

image

MR28 trailblazer on Mountain Hwy (MR28) at Bayswater apporoaching Scoresby Rd (MR7), November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

1 VIC Government, Department of Transport and Planning Road Maintenance Category - Road List Version: 2, 29 February 2024.
2 Viseth Uch.