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M31 | Hume Freeway (M31) - Seymour To Broadford |
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The Hume Freeway is one of Australia's most vital highway links. Providing access between Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's 2 largest cities. Formerly known as the Hume Highway, the route is 100% dual carriageway road, either rural expressway or motorway standard.
The route started life as Sydney Road, cutting through Melbourne's northern suburbs. The highway was named in 1928 after Hamilton Hume (1797-1873), a famous explorer in the early 19th century who, in 1824, in conjunction with William Hovell first found an overland route between Sydney and the infant colonial outpost of Port Phillip, the original name of Melbourne.
M31 is the main freight and commuter route between Sydney and Melbourne and has gone through a massive amount of transformation over the past 30 or so years, with many towns being bypassed along its route as well and gradual upgrades to motorway standards. Since the 1960s, the road has either been duplicated, where alignments allow for it, and also large deviations have also been part of the upgrade process. Around 66,000 vehicles use the Hume Freeway north of Melbourne every day. 1
The Hume Freeway's highest elevation along its length is 368m and the lowest point is at 90.8m
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Advance Exit Signage: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance DIrectional Sign: AD sign at Hilldene for the service centre, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Broadford-Flowerdale Rd
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Advance DIrectional Sign: AD sign at Hilldene for the service centre, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on the off ramp to Strath Creek Rd (C382) at Broadford, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Service Centre: Hume Fwy (M31) at the interchange with the Tallarook service centre, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing the off ramp to Strath Creek Rd (C382) at Broadford, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Exit Signage: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Weighbridge Signage: Weighbridge sign with flashing lights, Broadford, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Exit Signage: Image © Paul Rands |
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Northbound RD Sign: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Northbound RD Sign: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Seymour-Toobourac Road Exit: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional Sign: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Looking Southbound at Tallarook: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection Directional Sign: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Tallarook approaching Sharp & Taylors Rd, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Exit Signage: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Sharp & Taylors Road Approach: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Tallarook approaching Ennis Rd & Dockerys Rd, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Sharp & Taylors Road Approach: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Intersection DIrectional Sign: ID sign at Dockerys Rd, Tallarook, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Tallarook approaching Upper Goulburn Rd (C383), August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Broadford approaching Broadford-Kilmore Rd (C311), August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Seymour-Toobourac Road Exit: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Broadford approaching Broadford-Kilmore Rd (C311), August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Bypassed Town Signage: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Broadford approaching Broadford-Kilmore Rd (C311), August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Advance Exit Sign: Image © Rob Tilley |
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Broadford-Kilmore Road: Hume Fwy (M31) at the Broadford-Kilmore Rd interchange at Broadford, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Broadford-Kilmore Road: Hume Fwy (M31) at the Broadford-Kilmore Rd interchange at Broadford, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Broadford-Kilmore Road: Hume Fwy (M31) at the Broadford-Flowerdale Rd overpass at Broadford, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Broadford, August 2015. Image © Paul Rands |
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1 Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local
Government
2 Vicroads
3 Wandong-Heathcote Junction
Community Group
4 Viseth Uch
Last updated: 14-Feb-2019 21:24
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