Donnybrook Road

The City of Whittlesea is calling for continued, long-term investment in Donnybrook Road, warning rapid population growth will significantly outpace its current capacity despite funding announced by the Australian and Victorian governments.

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The City of Whittlesea acknowledges federal and state government funding for upgrades to improve safety, ease congestion and support Melbourne’s growing outer north. However, the announced works do not extend into the City of Whittlesea and fall short of the full upgrade required between the Hume Freeway and Merriang Road by 2030.

A complete upgrade of the corridor is needed to improve east-west traffic flow, reduce crashes and support greater public transport capacity. This would strengthen connections to the Hume Freeway, employment precincts, schools, Donnybrook Station and essential services.

Donnybrook Road was designed to handle about 20,000 trips a day. It now carries more than 37,000 trips daily, with volumes expected to approach 70,000 by 2030.

The City of Whittlesea will continue to advocate for infrastructure investment that matches the pace of growth across the municipality and delivers safer, more efficient and better-connected communities.

You can support our campaign for the full upgrade of Donnybrook Road via our Engage website.

Supporting documents

Donnybrook Road upgrade maps – Stages 1 and 2(PDF, 1MB)

Donnybrook Road campaign postcard(PDF, 943KB)