Editing West Gate Freeway (section)

==Route==
The West Gate Freeway officially begins at the West Gate Interchange in [[Laverton North, Victoria|Laverton North]], with ramps to and from the [[M80 Ring Road|Western Ring Road]], [[Princes Freeway]] and [[Princes Highway, Melbourne|Princes Highway (Geelong Road)]] and heads east as an eight-lane dual-carriageway, crossing the [[Yarra River]] over the [[West Gate bridge]], through [[Port Melbourne, Victoria|Port Melbourne]], and then becomes elevated for its remaining length, with access ramps to Melbourne's central business district. Eastward beyond the Kings Way and Power Street exits is the [[CityLink]]'s Southern Link, connecting onwards through Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs through the [[Burnley Tunnel|Burnley]] and [[Domain Tunnel]]s.

Standard travel time on the West Gate Freeway in both directions, is 12 minutes: 5 minutes between the [[Western Ring Road]] and Williamstown Road, and 7 minutes between Williamstown Road and [[Princes Highway|Kings Way]].

The usual peak period travel time, is between 16–27 minutes; however, in times of extreme congestion or traffic accidents, the travel time can well exceed 40 minutes.