construction of 6 new bridges, 4 new grade-separated interchanges as well as a new full diamond interchange with Thames Promenade on the previous northern section. The extension also included the construction on a new shared walking and cycling path. The extension was built with entry and exit ramps on major roads including Springvale, Governor, Lower Dandenong and Centre Dandenong Roads. The extension intersects Dingley Bypass with traffic lights. A new shared walking and cycling path was also built along the extension. Timeline of construction 1971 – Southern section, from Nepean Highway to McCulloch Street, Dromana, opened December 1971. 1972 – Southern section, extended for a total of south-west from Nepean Highway at Dromana, opened December 1972. 1973 – Southern section, extended to Jetty Road at Rosebud South, for a total of from Nepean Highway at Dromana, including completion of Burrell Road (today Latrobe Parade) overpass, opened December 1973. 1975 – Southern section completed between Rosebud South and Dromana, elimination of last at-grade intersection with the $7 million Kangerong Avenue overpass in Dromana, opened July 1975. 1976 – Northern section, 2 km section from Frankston Freeway to Eel Race Drain, opened November 1976, at a cost of $1.1 million. 1980 – Northern section, extended 6.7 km from Eel Race Drain to Springvale Road, opened by Minister for Transport the Hon Robert Maclellan MLA, on 18 March 1980, at a cost of $14 million. 1984 – Southern section, initial 5 km two-lane single carriageway between Dromana and Nepean Highway at Mount Martha, opened by Federal Minister for Transport the Hon. Peter Morris MHR on 8 June 1984, including dual-carriageway interchange over Nepean Highway at Dromana. 1989 – Southern section, Dromana to Mount Martha duplicate carriageway, opened 16 May 1989, at a cost of $5 million. 1993 – Southern section, initial 6 km dual-lane single carriageway from Mount Martha to Moorooduc Road in Tuerong, opened in June 1993, at a cost of $5 million. 1994 – Southern section, Mount Martha to Tuerong duplicate carriageway, opened in May 1994, at a cost of $2.5 million. 2013 – Peninsula Link, 25 km connecting the Northern and Southern sections, opened in January 2013, at a cost of $759 million. 2021 – Northern extension (Mordialloc Freeway), extended 9 km from Springvale Road in Aspendale Gardens to Dingley Bypass in Dingley Village, completed in 21 November 2021, at a cost of $523 million. In early 2017 digital real-time