Sick of getting stuck on 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.
Hoang, St Albans
I usually get stuck in traffic at rush hour (7am -10 am or 3 pm -6pm) to go Melbourne airport
Kumar, Burnside
I live in Burnside area and use Taylors Road to get to the Brimbank Leisure Centre frequently for swim lessons and gym. First of all, getting rid of the roundabout at Kings Road and Taylors Road Intersection was very good and much appreciated. However, the Taylors Road stretch from Kings Road to Gilsons College takes a long time to drive during peak hour traffic.
The areas past Caroline springs have seen a lot of growth and a lot of new families have moved into the area who really deserve better connectivity to move in and out of the area during peak hours within a reasonable timeframe.
The initial planning by Brimbank Council’s planning department should’ve considered the growth potential of the area behind Brimbank council limits on Taylors Road and provision should’ve been made at the planning stage to have multi lane Road which lined up with Melton City Council’s plan. There appears to be lack of consultation at the planning stage of this section of the road which did not leave enough land for future widening of the road.
I request Brimbank Council to request the State Government to take the ownership of widening the Taylors Road as the cost to do so may not be within Brimbank Council’s ability to raise required funds. The widening of Taylors Road will ease a lot of congestion being experienced in the area and help hundreds of cars to stay on the main street during peak hour traffic instead of driving through the already congested residential roads. This will bring a lot of relief to the residents and to the road users alike.
Louise, Caroline Springs
This road has been an absolute nightmare for years. With more and more housing estates opening between Caroline Springs and Melton, it is inexcusable that so little has been done to improve Taylors Road.
A simple starting point would be the addition of a dedicated left-turn lane for traffic turning onto Copperfield Drive. Congestion has become so severe that it’s tempting to drive on nature strips and grass land just to keep moving.
Trying alternative routes offers little relief. Kings Road is just as congested, particularly when turning towards Keilor Downs Plaza. Given the large areas of undeveloped land alongside these roads, surely opportunities exist to improve traffic flow and expand road infrastructure.
The west is experiencing significant population growth, with thousands of people moving into newly developed estates. Unfortunately, the infrastructure has not kept pace with the demand.
The impact is being felt every day by local families and workers. Children are arriving late to school, people are getting to work late, and commuters are routinely spending 30 minutes or more sitting in traffic on what should be a relatively straightforward journey.
Residents continue to pay increasing taxes and rates, yet the improvements to local roads and infrastructure are minimal. The current situation is simply not sustainable, and urgent action is needed to address the growing congestion in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
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