Be sure to check out my other videos of freeways in Melbourne and its surrounds! *Pakenham to Werribee (through Melbourne on the M1): th-cam.com/video/j-4RKcrhuFs/w-d-xo.html *Melbourne CBD to Frankston (M3 Eastern Freeway, EastLink, Frankston Freeway): th-cam.com/video/_VNQlvqTqUI/w-d-xo.html *Melbourne CBD to Ballarat (M8 Western Freeway): th-cam.com/video/YrEOCqSnElA/w-d-xo.html *Portsea to Oakleigh (M11 Mornington Peninsula Freeway): th-cam.com/video/f3PMKrX2GaY/w-d-xo.html *Seymour to Melbourne CBD (M31 Hume Freeway): th-cam.com/video/vvO7f9vK6iI/w-d-xo.html
Great video! In my opinion, the Calder Freeway is the nicest rural freeway drive in Victoria; the road quality is generally very good and the scenery is also pleasant with the rolling hills and views of Mount Macedon, which are great in both directions! On a clear day, you also get a fantastic view of Melbourne and its skyline at 22:17 off to the left
Thanks for the continued support! I drove the Calder, Western, and Hume rural freeways during my time in Victoria and the Calder was also probably my favourite 😁
@ 3:12. On the left the black/white building is my and my partner’s favorite drive through coffee shop. Enter one side, Loop round the back and the windows is on the opposite side. Good coffee. And they give a treat for your dog as well.
The section from Kings Road to Keilor Park Drive is LONG overdue for an upgrade. It was inadequate when they did a chepo widening by using the emergency lane as a 3rd lane. I can't see Melbourne reaching Sunbury or Diggers Rest in our lifetimes. Whilst the western fringe of Melbourne has grown a lot, most of it has been towards the West and South-West. The Northwestern boundary along the Calder really hasn't changed that much in 20 years.
Melbourne metros reminds me of a nostalgic childhood game Dumb Ways To Die fun fact, it was originally made as a safety PSA to be safe around trains, surprising to see how far it has come 🙂
if you get the chance, do drive the SE Freeway in SA between Adelaide and Murray Bridge. Very hilly and scenic for the most part, and Mt Lofty along the way is a great photo spot.
Some other facts you didn't add - The Kelor Bypass also has no shoulder due to bodgy widening works in its tight area and has its speed reduced - The junction between the Calder Freeway and Tullamarine Freeway was duplicated just a few years after the CityLink opened over traffic weaving fears. It was duplicated even further when the CityLink was widened, and now you have to exit the Tullamarine Freeway very early to go to Bell Street. - The junction between CityLink and West Gate Freeway was duplicated in the 2010s to add extra local ramps to the city - Route 55 is the old Hume Highway and is fittingly the 31st route in Melbourne in the city's S-N-E-W numbering order. There appears to be plans to reroute the Princes Highway its full length to Essondon as part of to-be-announced phasing out of the shield system. Also CityLink is still signed SR43 with the Princes Highway NH8 for some reason.
@@GreatAussieDrives yea I think not very popular if not even ignored. I live up that way and it would be hard to describe it as a valley (wel I mean it sort of is but living there it wouldn’t be noticed to the extent I’m betting most don’t even know). There is more of a valley that can be definitely seen and felt between Harcourt (Castlemaine) and Malmsbury on the Freeway specially as the part near Harcourt actually is built into on side of the hills that form one side of the valley
Great drive! How would you compare Ceder Freeway (M79) that you just did to Yamuna Expressway in India from Greater Noida to Agra? Here's the video: Part 1: th-cam.com/video/QtLleDla3rs/w-d-xo.html Part 2: th-cam.com/video/DyEoM1MKjl4/w-d-xo.html
Victoria adopted alphanumeric routes in the late '90s (I believe 1998) whereas NSW started labelling routes in 2013 and beyond. This has also puzzled me as these 'C' routes are very inconsistent with road quality and they appear in other states such as Tasmania and SA
![Driving the Hume Freeway, Victoria - Seymour to Melbourne CBD [4K]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vvO7f9vK6iI/mqdefault.jpg)
Be sure to check out my other videos of freeways in Melbourne and its surrounds!
*Pakenham to Werribee (through Melbourne on the M1): th-cam.com/video/j-4RKcrhuFs/w-d-xo.html
*Melbourne CBD to Frankston (M3 Eastern Freeway, EastLink, Frankston Freeway): th-cam.com/video/_VNQlvqTqUI/w-d-xo.html
*Melbourne CBD to Ballarat (M8 Western Freeway): th-cam.com/video/YrEOCqSnElA/w-d-xo.html
*Portsea to Oakleigh (M11 Mornington Peninsula Freeway): th-cam.com/video/f3PMKrX2GaY/w-d-xo.html
*Seymour to Melbourne CBD (M31 Hume Freeway): th-cam.com/video/vvO7f9vK6iI/w-d-xo.html
I was born in Bendigo, and nearly 58 years later, I'm still here. I've travelled that road plenty over the years.
Great video! In my opinion, the Calder Freeway is the nicest rural freeway drive in Victoria; the road quality is generally very good and the scenery is also pleasant with the rolling hills and views of Mount Macedon, which are great in both directions! On a clear day, you also get a fantastic view of Melbourne and its skyline at 22:17 off to the left
Thanks for the continued support! I drove the Calder, Western, and Hume rural freeways during my time in Victoria and the Calder was also probably my favourite 😁
I travelled up and down this road every week for 7years. Hard on old cars. Never want to do it again!!
nice to see videos in Victoria :)
@ 3:12. On the left the black/white building is my and my partner’s favorite drive through coffee shop. Enter one side, Loop round the back and the windows is on the opposite side. Good coffee. And they give a treat for your dog as well.
The section from Kings Road to Keilor Park Drive is LONG overdue for an upgrade. It was inadequate when they did a chepo widening by using the emergency lane as a 3rd lane.
I can't see Melbourne reaching Sunbury or Diggers Rest in our lifetimes. Whilst the western fringe of Melbourne has grown a lot, most of it has been towards the West and South-West. The Northwestern boundary along the Calder really hasn't changed that much in 20 years.
Great work, love the Victoria freeways
Melbourne metros reminds me of a nostalgic childhood game Dumb Ways To Die fun fact, it was originally made as a safety PSA to be safe around trains, surprising to see how far it has come 🙂
Thanks, I know that jingle's had a bit of a resurgence on Tiktok lately 😂
Amazing vid keep it up mate looking forward to the B100 Surf coast hwy/ and the famous Great ocean rd video
Lol idk how I got here but I was calder freeway for a cruise such a nice freeway, beautiful mountains
if you get the chance, do drive the SE Freeway in SA between Adelaide and Murray Bridge. Very hilly and scenic for the most part, and Mt Lofty along the way is a great photo spot.
Thanks, yes that's definitely on the list!
29:20 I like the sculptures
Amazing
Request: the new M4-M8 link opens tomorrow 2 months ahead of schedule you have to drive into it
Yes I'll be there!
@@GreatAussieDrives I think it might open at midnight like the M8 did in 2020
@@hehe27335 It opened at 3am this (Friday) morning actually! I've just posted the video 😁
@@GreatAussieDrives I saw it, Just realised it made a new Oribital Network as well lol
The church/es, the tram, Bendigo's giving me... mini-me Adelaide vibes
Come to think of it I agree! And the gardens as well
Some other facts you didn't add
- The Kelor Bypass also has no shoulder due to bodgy widening works in its tight area and has its speed reduced
- The junction between the Calder Freeway and Tullamarine Freeway was duplicated just a few years after the CityLink opened over traffic weaving fears. It was duplicated even further when the CityLink was widened, and now you have to exit the Tullamarine Freeway very early to go to Bell Street.
- The junction between CityLink and West Gate Freeway was duplicated in the 2010s to add extra local ramps to the city
- Route 55 is the old Hume Highway and is fittingly the 31st route in Melbourne in the city's S-N-E-W numbering order. There appears to be plans to reroute the Princes Highway its full length to Essondon as part of to-be-announced phasing out of the shield system. Also CityLink is still signed SR43 with the Princes Highway NH8 for some reason.
Thanks for the info!
Hey it’s been a long time
The “Bendigo Valley”?
Yep though I'm a bit uncertain on how popular the term is.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendigo_Valley
@@GreatAussieDrives yea I think not very popular if not even ignored. I live up that way and it would be hard to describe it as a valley (wel
I mean it sort of is but living there it wouldn’t be noticed to the extent I’m betting most don’t even know). There is more of a valley that can be definitely seen and felt between Harcourt (Castlemaine) and Malmsbury on the Freeway specially as the part near Harcourt actually is built into on side of the hills that form one side of the valley
Shooter Jennings is the only son of the late Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. 4th of July happens to be my favourite song of his
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the music!
same as the Toronto Freeways
Great drive! How would you compare Ceder Freeway (M79) that you just did to Yamuna Expressway in India from Greater Noida to Agra? Here's the video:
Part 1: th-cam.com/video/QtLleDla3rs/w-d-xo.html
Part 2: th-cam.com/video/DyEoM1MKjl4/w-d-xo.html
That Indian expressway seems very flat. Though they're one of the few other large countries to also drive on the left!
my theory: Melbourne had to resort to C roads because Sydney took all the A and B road numbers
Hahahaha I like that theory! 🤣
Victoria adopted alphanumeric routes in the late '90s (I believe 1998) whereas NSW started labelling routes in 2013 and beyond. This has also puzzled me as these 'C' routes are very inconsistent with road quality and they appear in other states such as Tasmania and SA