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Frankston Freeway

Frankston Freeway is a short freeway in southern Melbourne initially designed as a bypass of central Frankston and later incorporated a freeway-style upgrade to Wells Road in the 1970s, now acting as a link from suburban Melbourne to Frankston's eastern suburbs.

Frankston Freeway

Upgraded section of Frankston Freeway near EastLink
North end
South end
Coordinates
General information
TypeFreeway
Length7.1 km (4.4 mi)[1]
Opened1962–1974
Route number(s) M3 (2013–present)
Former
route number
Metro Route 11 (1965–2013)
Major junctions
North end EastLink
Seaford, Melbourne
 
South end McMahons Road
Frankston, Melbourne
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Frankston
Major suburbsSeaford, Frankston
Highway system

Frankston Freeway is now mostly used by local traffic (as through traffic now exit EastLink onto Peninsula Link and vice versa) as an express link in and out of Frankston, the largest city near the Mornington Peninsula, bypassing other congested arterial roads linking Frankston to the rest of suburban Melbourne. Frankston Freeway connects with three other urban freeways: the EastLink tollway, Mornington Peninsula Freeway (northern section) and Peninsula Link.

Route edit

Frankston Freeway begins at the interchange with the northern section of Mornington Peninsula Freeway, Peninsula Link and EastLink in Carrum Downs, and heads south through Seaford parallel to the Frankston railway line until Frankston-Dandenong Road, veering south-east to terminate within the alignment of McMahons Road just south of Beach Street in the eastern suburbs of Frankston. The Eastlink tollway connects directly to its northern end, providing a freeway-standard road from Frankston north through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Frankston Freeway has subsumed most of the former Wells Road alignment through Seaford to Klauer Street, and was originally designed to accommodate the northern section of Mornington Peninsula Freeway. Until 2013, Mornington Peninsula Freeway had a missing section (intended to bypass suburban Frankston) for decades - now built as Peninsula Link - and at the time Frankston Freeway (and later Moorooduc Highway) served as part of the missing link between the two sections of Mornington Peninsula Freeway.

History edit

 
Frankston Freeway in November 2007

Plans for an undivided highway between Seaford Road and Cranbourne-Frankston Road around Frankston had existed since 1950,[2] and had become known as the Frankston By-pass Road after its initial stages were constructed in the early 1960s,[3] connecting with Wells Road and continuing on to Mordialloc. The Frankston By-pass Road was renamed to Frankston Freeway, upgraded to freeway standard and extended further north in the early 1970s.

Frankston By-pass Road was signed Metropolitan Route 11 in 1965, re-routed from Wells Road when replacement stages of Frankston Freeway opened during the 1970s. With Victoria's conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in the late 1990s, Metropolitan Route 11 was replaced with route M3 when Peninsula Link opened in 2013.

The passing of the Road Management Act 2004[4] granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to VicRoads: in 2012, VicRoads re-declared Frankston Freeway (Freeway #1840) between Mornington Peninsula Freeway in Carrum Downs and end at the ramps to Beach Street in Frankston.[5]

The freeway has previously been congested in holiday months due to the then-missing section of Mornington Peninsula Freeway: since the construction of that section (Peninsula Link) in 2013, through traffic has reduced immensely on the Frankston Freeway.[6]

Timeline of construction edit

  • 1960/61 – Frankston By-pass Road, 4,600 feet (1.4 km) between William Street (today Klauer Street) and Frankston-Dandenong Road, opened as a two-lane single-carriageway road, at a cost of 22,500.[3]
  • 1962/63 – Frankston By-pass Road, extended 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from Frankston-Dandenong Road to Beach Street opened, as a two-lane single-carriageway road, with grade separation at Beach Street.[7]
  • 1970 – Frankston Freeway, 2 miles (3.2 km) of second carriageway between Klauer Street and Frankston-Cranbourne Road, opened December 1970.[8]
  • 1971/72 – Frankston Freeway, elimination of last at-grade intersection with overpass of Frankston-Dandenong Road completed during 1971/72 financial year, at a cost of A$556,000[9]
  • 1973 – Extended 1.5 miles (2.4 km) with dual carriageways and at-grade intersections north of Klauer Street to Armstrongs Road, completed early 1973.[10]
  • 1974 – Seaford Road interchange opened early 1974,[11] and Klauer Street overpass completed December 1974.[12]

The first stage of the northern section of Mornington Peninsula Freeway - a 2km section from Armstrongs Road to Eel Race Drain - connecting to the northern end of Frankston Freeway, was opened in November 1976.[13]

Exits and interchanges edit

Frankston Freeway is entirely contained within the City of Frankston local government area.

Location[1][5]km[1]miDestinationsNotes
Seaford0.00.0  EastLink (M3 northeast) – Ringwood, Clifton Hill, CityNorthern freeway terminus: continues northeast as EastLink
  Mornington Peninsula Freeway (M11 north) – Dingley VillageNorthbound exit to and southbound entrance from M11
Rutherford Road – Carrum DownsSouthbound exit only
2.91.8Seaford Road – Skye, Seaford
Seaford–Frankston boundary5.23.2  Frankston-Dandenong Road (Metro Route 9) – Dandenong, FrankstonSouthbound entry via Skye Road
Frankston6.94.3Beach Street – FrankstonNorthbound exit and southbound entrance only
7.14.4  McMahons Road (C777 south) – Somerville, HastingsSouthern freeway terminus; continues south as McMahons Road

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Google (18 November 2021). "Frankston Freeway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Thirty-Seventh Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1950". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 4 December 1950. p. 36.
  3. ^ a b "Country Roads Board Victoria. Forty-Eighth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1961". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 1 December 1961. p. 21.
  4. ^ State Government of Victoria. "Road Management Act 2004" (PDF). Government of Victoria. (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b VicRoads. "VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (Part A) 2015" (PDF). Government of Victoria. p. 1036. from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Mordialloc Freeway". 15 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Fiftieth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1963". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 2 December 1963. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Fifty-Eighth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1971". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 1 November 1971. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Fifty-Ninth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1972". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 1 November 1972. pp. 8, 27.
  10. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Sixtieth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1973". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 1 November 1973. p. 6.
  11. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Sixty-First Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1974". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 1 November 1974. p. 29.
  12. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Sixty-Second Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1975". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 3 November 1975. p. 37.
  13. ^ "Country Roads Board Victoria. Sixty-Fourth Annual Report: for the year ended 30 June 1977". Country Roads Board of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 30 September 1977. p. 21.


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See also Moorooduc Highway and Mornington Peninsula Freeway Frankston Freeway is a short freeway in southern Melbourne initially designed as a bypass of central Frankston and later incorporated a freeway style upgrade to Wells Road in the 1970s now acting as a link from suburban Melbourne to Frankston s eastern suburbs Frankston FreewayVictoriaUpgraded section of Frankston Freeway near EastLinkNorth endSouth endCoordinates38 05 51 S 145 08 43 E 38 097424 S 145 145176 E 38 097424 145 145176 North end 38 08 43 S 145 08 11 E 38 145221 S 145 136335 E 38 145221 145 136335 South end General informationTypeFreewayLength7 1 km 4 4 mi 1 Opened1962 1974Route number s M3 2013 present Formerroute numberMetro Route 11 1965 2013 Major junctionsNorth endEastLinkSeaford Melbourne Mornington Peninsula Freeway Frankston Dandenong RoadSouth endMcMahons RoadFrankston MelbourneLocation s LGA s City of FrankstonMajor suburbsSeaford FrankstonHighway systemHighways in Australia National Highway Freeways in Australia Highways in VictoriaFrankston Freeway is now mostly used by local traffic as through traffic now exit EastLink onto Peninsula Link and vice versa as an express link in and out of Frankston the largest city near the Mornington Peninsula bypassing other congested arterial roads linking Frankston to the rest of suburban Melbourne Frankston Freeway connects with three other urban freeways the EastLink tollway Mornington Peninsula Freeway northern section and Peninsula Link Contents 1 Route 2 History 2 1 Timeline of construction 3 Exits and interchanges 4 See also 5 ReferencesRoute editFrankston Freeway begins at the interchange with the northern section of Mornington Peninsula Freeway Peninsula Link and EastLink in Carrum Downs and heads south through Seaford parallel to the Frankston railway line until Frankston Dandenong Road veering south east to terminate within the alignment of McMahons Road just south of Beach Street in the eastern suburbs of Frankston The Eastlink tollway connects directly to its northern end providing a freeway standard road from Frankston north through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne Frankston Freeway has subsumed most of the former Wells Road alignment through Seaford to Klauer Street and was originally designed to accommodate the northern section of Mornington Peninsula Freeway Until 2013 Mornington Peninsula Freeway had a missing section intended to bypass suburban Frankston for decades now built as Peninsula Link and at the time Frankston Freeway and later Moorooduc Highway served as part of the missing link between the two sections of Mornington Peninsula Freeway History edit nbsp Frankston Freeway in November 2007Plans for an undivided highway between Seaford Road and Cranbourne Frankston Road around Frankston had existed since 1950 2 and had become known as the Frankston By pass Road after its initial stages were constructed in the early 1960s 3 connecting with Wells Road and continuing on to Mordialloc The Frankston By pass Road was renamed to Frankston Freeway upgraded to freeway standard and extended further north in the early 1970s Frankston By pass Road was signed Metropolitan Route 11 in 1965 re routed from Wells Road when replacement stages of Frankston Freeway opened during the 1970s With Victoria s conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in the late 1990s Metropolitan Route 11 was replaced with route M3 when Peninsula Link opened in 2013 The passing of the Road Management Act 2004 4 granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria s major arterial roads to VicRoads in 2012 VicRoads re declared Frankston Freeway Freeway 1840 between Mornington Peninsula Freeway in Carrum Downs and end at the ramps to Beach Street in Frankston 5 The freeway has previously been congested in holiday months due to the then missing section of Mornington Peninsula Freeway since the construction of that section Peninsula Link in 2013 through traffic has reduced immensely on the Frankston Freeway 6 Timeline of construction edit 1960 61 Frankston By pass Road 4 600 feet 1 4 km between William Street today Klauer Street and Frankston Dandenong Road opened as a two lane single carriageway road at a cost of A 22 500 3 1962 63 Frankston By pass Road extended 1 2 miles 1 9 km from Frankston Dandenong Road to Beach Street opened as a two lane single carriageway road with grade separation at Beach Street 7 1970 Frankston Freeway 2 miles 3 2 km of second carriageway between Klauer Street and Frankston Cranbourne Road opened December 1970 8 1971 72 Frankston Freeway elimination of last at grade intersection with overpass of Frankston Dandenong Road completed during 1971 72 financial year at a cost of A 556 000 9 1973 Extended 1 5 miles 2 4 km with dual carriageways and at grade intersections north of Klauer Street to Armstrongs Road completed early 1973 10 1974 Seaford Road interchange opened early 1974 11 and Klauer Street overpass completed December 1974 12 The first stage of the northern section of Mornington Peninsula Freeway a 2km section from Armstrongs Road to Eel Race Drain connecting to the northern end of Frankston Freeway was opened in November 1976 13 Exits and interchanges editFrankston Freeway is entirely contained within the City of Frankston local government area Location 1 5 km 1 miDestinationsNotesSeaford0 00 0 nbsp EastLink M3 northeast Ringwood Clifton Hill CityNorthern freeway terminus continues northeast as EastLink nbsp Mornington Peninsula Freeway M11 north Dingley VillageNorthbound exit to and southbound entrance from M11Rutherford Road Carrum DownsSouthbound exit only2 91 8Seaford Road Skye SeafordSeaford Frankston boundary5 23 2 nbsp Frankston Dandenong Road Metro Route 9 Dandenong FrankstonSouthbound entry via Skye RoadFrankston6 94 3Beach Street FrankstonNorthbound exit and southbound entrance only7 14 4 nbsp McMahons Road C777 south Somerville HastingsSouthern freeway terminus continues south as McMahons Road Incomplete access Route transitionSee also edit nbsp Australian Roads portalFreeways in Australia Freeways in Melbourne Road transport in VictoriaReferences edit a b c Google 18 November 2021 Frankston Freeway Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 18 November 2021 Country Roads Board Victoria Thirty Seventh Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1950 Country Roads Board of Victoria Melbourne Victorian Government Library Service 4 December 1950 p 36 a b Country Roads Board Victoria Forty Eighth Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1961 Country Roads Board of Victoria Melbourne Victorian Government Library Service 1 December 1961 p 21 State Government of Victoria Road Management Act 2004 PDF Government of Victoria Archived PDF from the original on 18 October 2021 Retrieved 19 October 2021 a b VicRoads VicRoads Register of Public Roads Part A 2015 PDF Government of Victoria p 1036 Archived from the original on 1 May 2020 Retrieved 19 October 2021 Mordialloc Freeway 15 June 2021 Country Roads Board Victoria Fiftieth Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1963 Country Roads Board of Victoria Melbourne Victorian Government Library Service 2 December 1963 p 10 Country Roads Board Victoria Fifty Eighth Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1971 Country Roads Board of Victoria Melbourne Victorian Government Library Service 1 November 1971 p 3 Country Roads Board Victoria Fifty Ninth Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1972 Country Roads Board of Victoria Melbourne Victorian Government Library Service 1 November 1972 pp 8 27 Country Roads Board Victoria Sixtieth Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1973 Country Roads Board of Victoria Melbourne Victorian Government Library Service 1 November 1973 p 6 Country Roads Board Victoria Sixty First Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1974 Country Roads Board of Victoria Melbourne Victorian Government Library Service 1 November 1974 p 29 Country Roads Board Victoria Sixty Second Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1975 Country Roads Board of Victoria Melbourne Victorian Government Library Service 3 November 1975 p 37 Country Roads Board Victoria Sixty Fourth Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1977 Country Roads Board of Victoria Melbourne Victorian Government Library Service 30 September 1977 p 21 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frankston Freeway amp oldid 1170848725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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