by route C777 between Frankston and Frankston South, and route C784 between Frankston South and Tuerong, when Peninsula Link opened in 2013 (and was itself allocated route M11). The passing of the Transport Act of 1983 (itself an evolution from the original Highways and Vehicles Act of 1924) provided for the declaration of State Highways, roads two-thirds financed by the State government through the Road Construction Authority (later VicRoads). The Moorooduc Highway was declared a State Highway in March 1990, from the Frankston Freeway along McMahons Road and Frankston-Flinders Road in Frankston through Frankston South, and Moorooduc Road to Tuerong; however all roads were known (and signposted) as their constituent parts. The passing of the Road Management Act 2004 granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to VicRoads: in 2004, VicRoads declared this road as the Mornington Peninsula Route (previously Arterial #6600), then re-declared it in late 2012 as Moorooduc Highway (Arterial #6860), beginning from Frankston Freeway in Frankston and ending at the interchange where Peninsula Link and Mornington Peninsula Freeway meet in Tuerong. While the road is still presently known (and signposted) as its constituent parts, signs replaced along Moorooduc Road since the opening of Peninsula Link have been prominently renamed as Moorooduc Highway. The section of Moorooduc Road south of Tuerong was renamed Old Moorooduc Road. Peninsula Link (Frankston Bypass) Moorooduc Highway initially acted as an arterial road link between the northern and southern sections of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway; since Peninsula Link opened to traffic in 18 January 2013, Moorooduc Highway now carries local traffic, while Peninsula Link primarily carries through traffic and bypasses congested roundabout intersections near Mornington as well as the intersections through Frankston, improving traffic flow in these areas. Major intersections See also List of Melbourne highways References Highways and freeways in Melbourne Transport in the City of Frankston Transport in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula