Melton Highway
| Melton Highway Victoria | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Route number(s) |
 C754 |
| Former route number |
 State Route 54 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |
 Western Freeway,Melton, Melbourne |
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| East end |
 Calder Freeway,Keilor, Melbourne |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Plumpton, Hillside, Taylors Lakes |
| Highway system | |
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Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Victoria | |
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Melton Highway (formerly Keilor-Melton Road) links Melbourne's outer north-western suburbs of Melton and Taylors Lakes (western Keilor as the old name suggests); it has a Victorian route designation of C754 (previously State Route 54).
Route
It connects the Western Freeway and Calder Freeway and provides the most direct route between Ballarat and Melbourne's airports and northern suburbs bypassing busy western suburbs. Increase in traffic has seen the road upgraded with many overtaking lanes, and increasing residential levels at the Sydenham end has seen duplication of another carriageway and reconstruction of the railway crossing just north of Sydenham (Watergardens) station.
The road commences at the Melton exit from the Calder Freeway and travels through suburban developments, until reaching paddock land for the last stretch into Melton. The road passes Watergardens railway station, Watergardens Town Centre and a number of housing estates. The road generally has a speed limit of 70 km/h around built up areas. After the last housing developments this gradually rises to 80, 90 and then 100 km/h through farm/paddock land and goes back to 80 km/h at Melton, with it turning from a four-lane road to a two-lane road with overtaking spots. The road can be a little hazardous at night due to irregular traffic.
See also
Australian Roads portal