The pypass corridor from Belvedere to Westerfields.
(a more detailed may showing Carrum downs and
including interctive links to the pages describing
each section will be posted soon).

The bypass & freeway proposal

The Proposal

Currently there are two North/South roads servicing the Mornington Peninsula. They are the Nepean Highway and the Frankston Freeway/Moorooduc Highway.

The Nepean Highway passes through central Frankston as a four lane road and continues as a 6 lane road from Oliver’s Hill to Mornington.   

The 4 lane Frankston Freeway terminates at the intersection of Cranbourne Road. South of this intersection there are 6 lanes extending to Hastings Road. Four lanes extend from this point to Dromana.  

Most northern Peninsula residents work in Frankston, Kingston or Dandenong. Over the years, this intersection has become increasingly congested. This congestion is also experienced by tourism traffic over weekend and holiday periods. 

The Victorian Government’s decision to extend Eastlink to the Frankston Freeway and the addition of traffic lights at new intersections servicing a large out of centre Government supported retail development (Frankston Bulky Goods Zone) has exacerbated the congestion to the point where substantial delays occur regularly. For south bound traffic, the evening peak delay can be up to 30 minutes. Once clear of this intersection, traffic flows freely.

Instead of upgrading the intersection at Cranbourne Road by overpassing Cranbourne Road, the smaller intersections and rail line, the Government has determined to build a third 4 lane road of freeway standard to service the Southern Peninsula.

The route selected follows an historic road reservation that dates from the 1960’s. This route was drawn to service a town the size of Melton that was to be built on the Moorooduc Plain.

Over 20 options were considered by a process that was conducted behind closed doors. The public were refused acess to critical documents.

This route will impact on about 2000 homes; involve substantial property acquisition; the destruction of flora and fauna of state and national significance and impact severely on businesses on Moorooduc and Nepean Highways.

The proposal is described at the SEITA website here.