Bass Highway (Victoria)

Bass Highway Victoria
Type	Highway
Length	87 km (54 mi)
Route number(s)	M420 (1998-present) Lang Lang-Bass B460 (1998-present) Bass-Leongatha
Former route number	A420 (1998-2013) Grantville-Anderson State Route 181 (1986-1998) Entire route
West end	South Gippsland Highway Lang Lang, Victoria
	Phillip Island Road South Gippsland Highway for full list see major intersections
East end	Strzelecki Highway Leongatha, Victoria
Major settlements	Grantville, Kilcunda, Wonthaggi, Inverloch
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for full list see major intersections

The Bass Highway is an 87 kilometre highway in Victoria, Australia and branches off the South Gippsland Highway at the township of Lang Lang. It runs south, along the eastern shore of Western Port to Anderson where a road turns west toward Phillip Island. The Bass Highway continues easterly to Kilcunda, Wonthaggi and Inverloch, then turns north-easterly to rejoin the South Gippsland Highway at Leongatha. Previously assigned State Route 181, it was later designated M420 for the dual carriageway sections and A420 for the single carriageway sections between the South Gippsland Highway near Lang Lang and the Phillip Island turn-off, then designated B460 onwards. The road was named due to its proximity to Bass Strait.

A project which has commenced in the late 1990s, duplication of the highway along the Bass Highway from Lang Lang to Anderson (east of Phillip Island) is nearing completion. This project was constructed to address the high traffic demand of the route and recent crash history. It was constructed in seven stages, with Stage 7 of the project from Woolmer Road to Phillip Island Road completed in 2013.

The benefits of this project include:

The project was completed in 2013.

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