Length:

25 km

Termini:

Eastern: Homestead Rd (unnumbered), Wonga Park

Western: Doncaster Rd (MR36) and Severn St, Balwyn North

Miscellaneous:

Declared Names: Bulleen Rd, Thompsons Rd, Northern Route, Doncaster-Eltham Rd, Heidelberg-Warrandyte Rd, Ringwood-Warrandyte Rd and Jumping Creek Rd

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Balwyn North, Bulleen, Templestowe Lower, Templestowe, Doncaster East, Warrandyte and Wonga Park

Current: 42

Multiplexed with: 9 47 52 2

Road Authority Internal Classification: ¹

Arterial 5345 (Templestowe)

Arterial 5363 (Balwyn North)

Arterial 5391 (Balwyn North to Templestowe Lower)

Arterial 5806 (Warrandyte)

Arterial 5809 (Templestowe to Warrandyte)

Arterial 5901 (Templestowe)

General Information:

Metropoltan Route 42 links several of Melbourne's outer northeastern suburbs with rural communities east of the city. The route is interesting in that it terminates at an unnumbered road at Wonga Park.

Metropolitan Route 9, for 2 km, Warrandyte.

Metropolitan Route 47, for 750 m, Templestowe.

Metropolitan Route 52, for 2 km, between Templestowe Lower and Templestowe.

Tourist Drive 2, for 9 km, between Templestowe and Warrandyte.

1999: Work began on progressive improvements and pavement rehabilitation works which included replacement of the Jumping Creek Road bridge, improvements at the Stane Brae Court intersection, construction of the roundabout at the Ringwood-Warrandyte Road intersection, asphalt overlay of the road pavement from Ringwood-Warrandyte Road to Stane Brae Court, pavement delineation via line-marking of edge lines and installation of Raised Reflective Pavement Markers (RRPM) for the full length of the road and relocation and underground installation of utility and communication services. ²

Balwyn North to Wonga Park

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Bulleen Road (MR42) at Balwyn North, approaching Eastern Freeway (M3, then MR83) interchange, November 2005.

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

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

Image © Rob Tilley

Intersection Directional Sign:

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

Image © Rob Tilley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Thompsons Rd (MR42) approaching the Eastern Fwy (M3) interchange at Bulleen, August 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

Eastern Freeway:

Thompsons Rd (MR42) at the Eastern Fwy (M3) interchange, Bulleen, August 2015.

Image © Rob Tilley

¹ VIC Government, Department of Transport and Planning Road Maintenance Category - Road List Version: 2, 29 February 2024.
² Manningham City Council, Jumping Creek Road Development Framework 2016.