Road Photos & Information: Victoria: Princes Highway, West Gate Freeway, CityLink, Monash Freeway & Princes Freeway (M1 / A1)

Road Photos & Information: Victoria

M1 A1

Princes Highway, West Gate Freeway, CityLink, Monash Freeway & Princes Freeway (M1 / A1) - Mt Waverley to Berwick

Statistics:

Length: 956 km (Mt Waverley to Berwick: 22 km)
Western Terminus: Princes Highway (A1) at the South Australian Border, Mumbannar
Eastern Terminus: Princes Highway (A1) at the New South Wales Border, Maramingo Creek
Miscellaneous: Continues as Princes Highway (A1) in SA and Princes Highway (A1) in NSW
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along The Route: Mulgrave, Dandenong North, Eumemmering, Narre Warren and Berwick

Route Numbering:

Current: M1

Former: 1
Road Authority Internal Classification: 1000 (Monash Fwy) 2

General Information:

M1 / A1 is a major route that crosses roughly from east to west in Victoria. The standard varies from single carriageway rural highway to full freeway standard.

Monash Freeway:

The Monash Freeway runs from Melbourne's inner eastern suburbs and ends at Berwick, where it joins with the Prince Freeway. The route was previously known as the South Eastern Freeway. 3 It was also known as the South Eastern Arterial. 4

History:

April 2000: Construction of the Hallam Bypass (Monash Freeway) begins, creating a 7.5 km long freeway connection between the Monash Freeway at Doveton and the Princes Freeway at Berwick. 5
March 2010: The completion of the installation of noise barriers along the Princes Freeway in Beaconsfield and Berwick. 6

Click here for construction photos of the interchange with Eastlink (M3)
Click here for photos of Monash Fwy (M1) before it was upgraded to 4 lanes each way

Mount Waverley to Berwick		Berwick to Mount Waverley
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	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Glen Waverley for the Ferntree Gully Rd (MR22) interchange, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Springvale Rd (MR40) is shown on this sign as Ferntree Gully Rd intersects with Springvale Rd, which is a major north-south arterial route. Image © Huang Milton Collection		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Narre Warren approaching Princes Hwy (ALT-NR1 & C101), January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Ferntree Gully Road Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at the Ferntree Gully Rd (MR22) interchange at Glen Waverley, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection		Princes Highway: Princes Fwy (M1) at the interchange with Princes Hwy (ALT-NR1 & C101) at Narre Warren, January 2013. M1 becomes Monash Fwy at this location. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Wheelers Hill for the Wellington Rd (MR18) interchange, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Narre Warren Road North: Monash Fwy (M1) at Narre Warren Rd (C404) at Narre Warren, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Wheelers Hill for the Wellington Rd (MR18) interchange, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Narre Warren, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Wellington Road Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at the interchange with Wellington Rd (MR18) at Wheelers Hill, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Endeavour Hills approaching South Gippsland Fwy (M420), January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the interchanges with Jacksons Rd and Eastlink (M3), Mulgrave, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		South Gippsland Freeway: Monash Fwy (M1) at South Gippsland Fwy (M420) interchange at Endeavour Hills, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the interchanges with Jacksons Rd and Eastlink (M3), Mulgrave, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Stud Road: Monash Fwy (M1) at Stud Rd (MR9) at Dandenong North, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Jacksons Road Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at Mulgrave at the interchange with Jacksons Rd, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Dandenong North approaching Eastlink (M3), January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign for the interchange with Eastlink (M3), Dandenong North, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Eastlink: Monash Fwy (M1) at the Eastlink (M3) interchange at Dandenong North, January 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Eastlink Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at the interchange with Eastlink (M3) at Dandenong North, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Eastlink Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at the interchange with Eastlink (M3) at Dandenong North, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Eastlink Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at the interchange with Eastlink (M3) at Dandenong North, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Dandenong North for the Stud Rd (MR9) interchange, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Dandenong North near the Brady Rd overpass, for the Stud Rd (MR9) interchange, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Stud Road Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at the Stud Rd (MR9) interchange at Dandenong North, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Monash Fwy (M1) at Dandenong North, for the Heatherton Rd (MR14) interchange, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign on Monash Fwy (M1) at Endeavour Hills, for the Heatherton Rd (MR14) interchange, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Heatherton Road Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at Endeavour Hills at the interchange with Heatherton Rd (MR14), January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign beside the Heatherton Rd (MR14) overpass at Endeavour Hills, for the interchange with South Gippsland Fwy (M420), January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign beside the Power Rd overpass at Endeavour Hills, for the interchange with South Gippsland Fwy (M420), January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	South Gippsland Freeway Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at the interchange with South Gippsland Fwy (M420) at Endeavour Hills, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	South Gippsland Freeway Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at the interchange with South Gippsland Fwy (M420) at Endeavour Hills, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	South Gippsland Freeway Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at the interchange with South Gippsland Fwy (M420) at Endeavour Hills, September 2009. M1 drops to 3 lanes in each direction from this interchange. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Monash Fwy (M1) at Endeavour Hills for the Belgrave-Hallam Rd interchange, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign on Monash Fwy (M1) at Endeavour Hills for the Belgrave-Hallam Rd interchange, September 2009. Image © Paul Rands
	Belgrave-Hallam Road Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at Endeavour Hills at the Belgrave-Hallam Rd interchange, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Advance Directional Sign: Bridge mounted AD sign for Ernst Wanke Road, at the Belgrave-Hallam Rd interchange at Endeavour Hills, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign for Ernst Wanke Road, at Narre Warren North, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Ernst Wanke Road Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at the interchange with Ernst Wanke Rd at Narre Warren North, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Advance Directional Sign: Bridge mounted AD sign on the Josephine Av overpass at Narre Warren for the interchange with Narre Warren North Rd (C404), January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Supplemental Advance Directional Sign: Supplemental AD sign at Narre Warren for the interchange with Narre Warren North Rd (C404), January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Narre Warren North Road Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at the interchange with Narre Warren North Road (C404), January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign mounted the Narre Warren North Road (C404) bridge at Narre Warren, for the interchange with Princes Hwy (C101), January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Berwick, for the interchange with Princes Hwy (C101), January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
	Princes Highway Interchange: Monash Fwy (M1) at the interchange with Princes Fwy (M1) and Princes Hwy (C101) at Berwick, January 2017. Click here for a photo by Paul Rands of this location from September 2009. Image © Huang Milton Collection
Click here for the continuation of M1 between Berwick & Nar Nar Goon Click here continuation of M1 between Hawthorn & Chadstone

1 Viseth Uch
2 Vicroads Road Management Plan, 30 October 2004
3 Parliament of Victoria, Vichansard, Scoresby Freeway Funding, 23 May 2001
4 Parliament of Victoria, Vichansard, Transport: Monash Freeway upgrade, Gardiners Creek, 20 June 2001
5 Office of the Minister For Transport, Media Release, $175 Million Hallam Bypass to be Completed One Year Ahead of Schedule, 1 November 2001
6 Office of the Minister for Roads & Ports, Media Release, Princes Freeway Noise Walls Complete, 29 March 2010

Last updated: 06-Jan-2020 14:02

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