News: Star Weekly
19 March 2026
Brimbank council has invited locals to join its community campaign on Saturday 28 March to fight for the duplication of Taylors Road ahead of the state election in November.
The ‘Fix Taylors Road’ campaign urges locals to join councillors in voicing frustrations over heavy congestion and safety to convince major political parties to declare Taylors Road a state-managed arterial road.
As part of the campaign, locals are also invited to submit a video, photo, or written letter describing how commuting via Taylors Road makes their lives more difficult.
Brimbank mayor Virginia Tachos said the road is no longer fit for purpose.
“Taylors Road is one of the west’s most consistently congested and important roads,” Cr Tachos said.
“Fully duplicating Taylors Road has long been one of council’s top advocacy priorities, driven by community feedback and the needs of our growing west.”
Council said the section of Taylors Road between Kings Road in Delahey and Gilson College is in most need of duplication despite upgrades to parts of the road.
According to council, Taylors Road was initially designed as a collector road to carry 700 to 1200 vehicles per hour in peak periods, now it carries 1850 to 2100 vehicles per hour.
There were 25 vehicle accidents from 2019 to 2024 along the 1.6-kilometre unduplicated section of the road, three times the amount of crashes recorded on the duplicated Hume Drive nearby, council said.
Council also stated full duplication of the road would cut commute times, especially during morning and afternoon peak hour traffic.
“With the state election fast approaching, we want all major political parties to commit to fixing Taylors Road once and for all”, Cr Tachos said.
The community rally will begin at 10.15am on Saturday 28 March at 350 Taylors Road, Delahey, near Dulce Bakehouse.
Community stories will be shared directly with major political parties as part of the push for a long-term solution, council said.
“I encourage everyone who uses this road to attend the community event and add their voice to the campaign at fixtaylorsroad.com.au”, Cr Tachos said.
“Our growing community deserves a safer, more reliable road network.”