The bypass was completed in 2011, after the need to such a road was realised several years earlier when the Channel Highway reached an 18,000 AADT.

The interchange also provides access to the bypassed section of Channel Highway, which runs through development to the east.

[5] It is the northern section of the B68 road route, which continues south along Channel Highway,[5] and has a posted speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph).

[2] Algona Road was constructed for a task such as connecting Kingston Bypass to Blackmans Bay and has available space dedicated for a second carriageway.

Due to the realisation that extra land was required to facilitate a grade separated interchange at Summerleas Road.

[2][6] The northern terminus of the bypass is south of the Kingston Interchange and located on the western side of the existing Channel Highway.

[8] In March, 2010, several elected members of local government expressed concern the Project was stalling, after the apparent lack of construction work taking place the preceding month.

[11] The Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources and the Tasmanian Aboriginal came to an agreement that the Highway's alignment in that area would be shifted slightly to allow for preservation of the site.