▁then ▁lower ed , ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁passed ▁under ▁the ▁intersection , ▁to ▁join ▁a ▁new ▁street , ▁Queens ▁Way , ▁which ▁led ▁into ▁D anden ong ▁Road ▁( as ▁Well ington ▁Street ▁had ▁done ▁before ▁it .) ▁Well ington ▁Street ' s ▁tram ▁service ▁was ▁also ▁re - direct ed ▁along ▁Queens ▁Way . ▁National ▁Route   1 ▁( or ▁Altern ate ▁National ▁Route   1 , ▁as ▁it ▁became ▁when ▁the ▁Mon ash ▁Fre ew ay ▁was ▁built ) ▁was ▁r er out ed ▁down ▁Queens ▁Road - Que ens ▁Way - D anden ong ▁Road ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁much ▁easier ▁for ▁traffic ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁j unction ▁that ▁way ▁than ▁from ▁St ▁K ilda ▁Road . ▁High ▁Street ▁was ▁w iden ed ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁St ▁K ilda ▁Road . ▁ ▁Road ▁traffic ▁could ▁then ▁pass ▁through ▁the ▁j unction ▁on ▁the ▁major ▁thorough f ares ▁more ▁easily , ▁in ▁most ▁cases , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁in ▁others . ▁For ▁example , ▁vehicles ▁heading ▁west ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁go ▁from ▁Queens ▁Way ▁to ▁P unt ▁Road . ▁Instead , ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁proceed ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁right ▁turn ▁on ▁Queens ▁Road ▁( Union ▁Street ) ▁to ▁get ▁ ▁access ▁to ▁St ▁K ilda ▁Road ▁or ▁P unt ▁Road . ▁Over ▁one ▁hundred ▁and ▁fifty ▁houses , ▁forty - two ▁sh ops ▁and ▁fifty - two ▁business , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁prem ises , ▁were ▁demol ished ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁The