Photograph - Western Ring Road (M80) Under Construction 1989 Photographs, Adam Ellwood, 6th April 1989

Negative (collection) - Sunshine Advocate Negative Collection

Historical information

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.

Significance

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.

Physical description

Digital scans of black and white negatives

Inscriptions & markings

New Ring Road For The West 205.1

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