Road Photos & Information: Victoria

Mornington Peninsula Freeway, Moorooduc Highway & Frankston Freeway (Metropolitan Route 11)

Statistics:

• Length: 50 km
• Northern Terminus: Springvale Road (MR40), Chelsea Heights
• Southern Terminus: Boneo Road (C777), Rosebud
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Chelsea Heights, Bangholme, Patterson Lakes, Carrum Downs, Seaford, Frankston, Frankston South, Mount Eliza, Baxter, Moorooduc, Mornington, Mount Martha, Dromana, Safety Beach, McCrae and Rosebud

Route Numbering:

• Current:
• Multiplexed With:
• Former:
• Road Authority Internal Classification: 1600 1

General Information:

MR11 is a mix of suburban arterial roads and freeway in Melbourne's southern suburbs, connecting the Mornington Peninsula to the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The declared name for the entire route is 'Mornington Peninsula Route' - which is for both the freeway and arterial sections. 2

Multiplexes along the route include:

• TD2 for 1 km. from Golf Links Road to Hastings Road in Frankston
• B110 for 3 km, from the Nepean Hwy / Collins Rd (B110) interchange at Dromana to the Nepean Hwy (B110 / C787) interchange at Mount Martha

History:

• 1960s: Country Roads Board builds Wells Road Bypass. The planning for the greater Mornington Peninsula Freeway began in the 1960s in the then Metropolitan Planning Scheme. 3
• 1970s: Wells Road Bypass duplicated and upgraded and Frankston Fwy built. Also duplication of Moorooduc Hwy from Frankston-Flinders Rd to Sages Rd.
• 1975: Mornington Peninsula Fwy constructed.
• 1980s: Remainder of Moorooduc Hwy duplicated.
• 1989: MR11 removed off Springvale Road, replaced with MR40. 4
• March 1990: Moorooduc Highway section was declared a state highway. 2
• 1990s: The freeway between Dromana and Moorooduc South linking to Moorooduc Highway was completed.

1 VicRoads Road Management Plan, 30 October 2004
2 Viseth Uch
3 Tim Cole
4 Department of Sustainability and Environment

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