The M80 Western Ring Road is one of Melbourne’s most important transport corridors, a 38 km freeway built between 1989 and 1999 to link the western and northern suburbs, relieve freight congestion, and stimulate industrial growth. These photographs, taken by The Advocate newspaper, document the first stage of works on the Western Ring Road, covering the section from Sunshine Avenue in Sunshine North through to Dodds Road in Keilor East.The significance of the M80 Western Ring Road is enormous, for Melbourne, for the western suburbs, and especially for Sunshine, Ardeer, St Albans, and the industrial corridor. Its importance is economic, social, industrial, and urban‑planning related.New Ring Road For The West 205.1western ring road, m80 western ring road

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The history of this land dates back many decades, when at first in the late 19th century, the site started as a quarry, and this continued until the late 1960's. During this time large quantities of bluestone was extracted from the site, The site was then purchased by the City of Sunshine which subsequently turned it into a tip. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, this disused quarry then became one of the main waste disposal sites for metropolitan Melbourne. The site now has long and documented history of toxic gas leakage and contaminated soil risks, especially where residential and community buildings were later constructed on or near uncompacted waste. The most authoritative, recent public reporting confirms long‑term methane and other landfill gas concerns, plus legacy contamination risks that were not consistently disclosed to buyers.The City of Brimbank is now responsible for managing the legacy impacts of the closed Sunshine Tip, even though Brimbank did not operate the tip, but as it was operated by the former City of Sunshine, Brimbank inherited the consequences due to the council amalgamations of 1994. This site demonstrates how legacy contamination can create long‑term constraints and risks for later development, long after the original waste‑disposal activities have ended. Land effected by the environmental issues include but not limited to; Ballarat Road Albion Nos 570, 570A, 576, 562-568, 556-560, 528A and 528B Carrington Drive Albion Nos 19, 20 and 27 Denton Avenue St. Albans Nos 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57 (House Demolished), 59, 61, 63 (House Demolished), 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 1/105, 2/105, 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121A, 121B, 121, 123A, 123B, 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137, 137A, 139, 141 and 14 Toora Court St. Albans Nos 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Other land effected includes; Karen Place St. Albans City of Brimbank owned land (21.8 hectares) Hulett Street Albion (0.54 hectares) M80 Western Ring Road (7.74 hectares)Planning and Environment Act 1987 Panel Report Brimbank Planning Scheme Amendment C212brim Former Sunshine Landfills Environmental Audit Overlaysunshine tip, hulett street, albion, sunshine landfill, ballarat road, carrington drive, denton avenue, toora court, m80 western ring road, st. albans, karen place

A collection of updates on major projects in Victoria, in particular the M80 Ring Road upgrades. Beginning in 2024, these updates are distributed to the local area.4 p., colour illus. north east link, victoria's big build, western ring road, m80 ring road, metropolitan ring road

An update on major projects in Victoria, named "Victoria's Big Build" including the North East Link Project, M80 Ring Road upgrades, Hurstbridge rail line duplication and level crossing removals. 8 p., colour illus. and map. north east link, victoria's big build, western ring road, hurstbridge rail line

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The Whitten Bridge, originally called the Maribyrnong River Bridge was built between 1992 and 1994. The purpose of the bridge was to carry the newly built Western Ring Road (now the M80) across the Maribyrnong River at Sunshine North. The bridge is named after Edward James “Ted” Whitten OAM, better known as Ted Whitten or by his nickname "Mr Football", one of the most iconic figures in Australian Rules Football.These photographs show the original configuration of the roadway, which consisted of two separate structures: a Northbound Bridge and a Southbound Bridge. In 2018, as part of the M80 widening project, the two bridges were stitched together to form a single, unified structure. This upgrade increased capacity from three lanes to five lanes in each direction.5670.01 - Whitten Bridge Construction (Sun Adv 506.2) 1993 Photo 01.JPG 5670.02 - Whitten Bridge Construction (Sun Adv 506.2) 1993 Photo 02.JPG 5670.03 - Whitten Bridge Construction (Sun Adv 506.2) 1993 Photo 03.JPG 5670.04 - Whitten Bridge Construction (Sun Adv 506.2) 1993 Photo 04.JPGwhitten bridge, sunshine north, western ring road, maribyrnong river bridge, m80

The Whitten Bridge, originally called the Maribyrnong River Bridge was built between 1992 and 1994. The purpose of the bridge was to carry the newly built Western Ring Road (now the M80) across the Maribyrnong River at Sunshine North. The bridge is named after Edward James “Ted” Whitten OAM, better known as Ted Whitten or by his nickname "Mr Football", one of the most iconic figures in Australian Rules Football.These photographs show the original configuration of the roadway, which consisted of two separate structures: a Northbound Bridge and a Southbound Bridge. In 2018, as part of the M80 widening project, the two bridges were stitched together to form a single, unified structure. This upgrade increased capacity from three lanes to five lanes in each direction.5671.01 - Whitten Bridge Under Construction 1993 Photo 01.jpg 5671.02 - Whitten Bridge Under Construction 1993 Photo 02.jpg 5671.03 - Whitten Bridge Under Construction 1993 Photo 03.jpg whitten bridge, sunshine north, western ring road