Progressively constructed in stages since 2010, once complete it will replace the adjacent South Road as Adelaide's main north–south roadway.

[5] It stated that the planned "non-stop motorway" would "cater for the unimpeded flow of longer distance northbound and southbound trips" and would not include "at-grade traffic signals, intersections, junctions or property accesses which cause vehicles to slow down or stop".

[6] The project was proposed to include a major diversion in the main ARTC interstate rail line, which would run down the middle of the new motorway between Dry Creek, South Australia and Taylors Road at Waterloo Corner.

The railway component was removed, with a corridor reserved on the western side of the motorway for future use.

[9] The road is not subject to direct tolls, but South Australia will become a testing ground for a "network fee" which involves charging trucks based on road use and impact in place of high registration fees.

This bridge was opened in March 2019 to provide the new access route into St Kilda, replacing several roads that had been cut by the motorway.

The announcement included support for other sectors of the South Australian economy, with a requirement that 7,500 tonnes of steel would be sourced from Arrium,[15] and that the work would stimulate urban renewal and generate employment locally in other sectors.

[16] There was a contractual obligation that at least half of the 480 workers were required to be hired from the northern suburbs of Adelaide,[17] where other industries had been reducing or shutting down their workforces, such as Holden.

The northern interchange required a new bridge for the northbound carriageway of Port Wakefield Road to cross the southbound on-ramp.

Zone 3 contained the Bolivar interchange and the bridge over the Little Para River and was subcontracted to Catcon.

The shared use path along the eastern side of the road was constructed by Intract Indigenous Contractors,[20]: 47  and is named Tapa Martinthi Yala.

[21] The raw materials to make the concrete for the road were supplied by Adelaide Brighton Cement, and mixed on-site.

At the time, the Superway was the biggest single investment in a road project in South Australia's history.

It included an overpass of Regency Road and a pedestrian and cycling connection over the freeway near Pym Street.

[30] The contract for the design and construction of the 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) motorway segment with three lanes in each direction, plus two lanes each way providing local access to the surrounding community and businesses, was awarded in July 2019 to a consortium of McConnell Dowell, Mott MacDonald and Arup Group.

All three members have been involved in other major infrastructure projects in South Australia, notably the Oaklands railway station grade separation.

[37][38][39] Before the motorway is built, traffic congestion in this section is presently mitigated by the Gallipoli Underpass at Anzac Highway and the nearby Glenelg Tram Overpass, both completed in 2009, and the Emerson Overpass over Cross Road and Seaford railway line, completed in 1985.

These measures are only considered interim solutions and will be upgraded prior to or concurrently with the rest of this section of road.

[40]: 16 In August 2018, the possibility was raised that this section could be completed by tunnelling under the existing alignment.

The second is a "hybrid option", with an open motorway between James Congdon Drive and Edward Street, Clarence Gardens, flanked by longer bored tunnels at the northern and southern ends.

Stages 1 and 2 are expected to start construction in 2023 and 2026 respectively, with the full project planned for completion in 2031.