Sick of getting stuck on Taylors Road?
State Goverment promises $170m to fix Taylors Road
Taylors Road is unsafe and unfit for purpose.
Rush hour commute times on the 1.4km stretch between Kings Road and Gilson College has been stalling school runs, delaying your drive to work and disrupting businesses for years. But your time’s not the only thing at risk – Taylors Road has a higher rate of accidents than similar duplicated roads.
Why we need to fix Taylors Road
Taylors Road is causing congestion, long delays, rat-running through local streets and more crashes. Duplication would significantly ease these issues.
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Duplication will reduce travel time up to
Improve safety
The number of casualty crashes can be reduced by about 70%. From 2019 to 2024, there were 25 crashes on the 1.4km stretch of unduplicated road. During this same time period, there were only 8 crashes along the same length of road on the nearby Hume Drive, which is duplicated.
Reduce traffic congestion
Time: During the morning peak, it takes 16 minutes to travel eastbound along the unduplicated section of Taylors Road and 10 minutes to travel westbound in the afternoon. Duplication will cut both of these travel times down to just 5 minutes, saving commuters 11 minutes in the morning and 5 minutes in the afternoon.
Capacity: Taylors Road was initially designed as a collector road to carry between 700-1200 vehicles per hour (vph) during the peak times. It is currently operating at 1850–2100 vph, which is even greater than the capacity of an Urban Arterial Road (1800 vph).
Work arounds: Duplication would support up to 3800 vph in both directions and reduce rat-running within the surrounding local roads, thereby keeping motorists on Taylors Road.
Provide economic benefit to the local community
Cost savings: Based on a recent Traffic Assessment Report undertaken by TrafficWorks, it is estimated that the economic benefit of duplicating Taylors Road could be as high as $3.7m per year, equating to $111m over a 30-year period. This economic benefit is centred on cost savings due to a reduction in both time travel and in responding to crashes and injuries.
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What we’re asking the State Government to do
1. Declare
The ownership of Taylors Road’s various sections is split between the State Government, Brimbank City Council and Melton City Council.
This section of Taylors Road is currently owned by Brimbank City Council. However, with its volume of traffic and significant road connections, it should be declared by the State Government as a major arterial road.
This declaration would see the ownership of this section of Taylors Road transfer to the State Government and allow for duplication.
2. Duplicate
Road duplication is the process of upgrading a single lane road into a dual lane by building a second, parallel road, usually separated by a median strip or barrier.
Duplication will turn this 1.4km stretch of Taylors Road into a four-lane primary arterial road.
We are asking political parties to commit to the duplication of Taylors Road ahead of the State election in November.
3. Deliver
We don’t just want a commitment, we want action. That means dual lanes, in both directions up to Gilsons College, owned and managed by the State Government.
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Your stories
You’ve spoken, we’re listening. See stories told by residents of Melbourne’s west who want Taylors Road fixed once and for all.
Rinesh, Deer Park
It is incredibly stressful when an area has completely outgrown its infrastructure, and driving on a single-lane road clogged with school and shop traffic is a recipe for extreme anxiety. You are right to feel frustrated—when drivers are aggressive and refusing to give way, doing a U-turn or trying to turn across traffic into a townhouse complex is incredibly dangerous.
You are a great friend for braving that drive, but you shouldn’t have to risk another accident just to visit them. Here is a breakdown of your legal rights regarding those dangerous maneuvers, ways to protect yourself on that specific stretch, and how that road is actually being forced to change.
Fiona, Hillside
This is by far one of the most over congested roads in the western suburbs. Never before has it taken 35 mins to travel 2kms but in peak hour traffic that’s totally normal. We deserve better.
Jessica, Burnside Heights
We have been dealing with the traffic for so many years now. Can take, what should be a 15 minute drive, to nearly 40 minutes.
Like someone mentioned, even on weekends it’s starting to get busy.
We need to expand the roads, especially with new estates.
Tell us your story
Is driving on Taylors Road making your life harder? Would fixing Taylors Road make things easier for you? Tell us all about it by submitting your story below.
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