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State Development

FACILITATING ECONOMIC AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

This program seeks to expand the road network in accordance with State and Commonwealth transport and land use strategies that will facilitate the economic and regional development of the State.

State development expenditure
Key Performance Indicators
  2012 Target 2012 Actual Result Ref
Return on construction expenditure (as an average) 2.0 2.1 tick 114
% of contracts completed on budget 90 100 tick 114
Introduction

The State Development Program includes most expansion, major infrastructure and bypass projects that have economic and regional development support as the primary driver. This program is predominantly made up of the largest and most complex works delivered. The following are some of the key projects and achievements delivered through the program.

Achievements
Project Total
Project Cost ($ million) 		2011-12
($ million) 		Completion Date Description
Gascoyne Region
Onslow Road 16.8 16.8 June 2012 Widen and seal shoulders, construct four passing lanes, reconstruct 11 km of pavement and upgrade intersections at North West Coastal Highway, Beadon Creek Road and Twitchen Road
Goldfields-Esperance Region
Esperance
Port Access Corridor
120.0
11.3
December 2013 Reconfigure existing services, rail track and two lane road to facilitate the expansion of the port. This includes closure of two level crossings and their replacement with grade separated crossings, a bridge linking Twilight Beach Road to the Esplanade, and a road bridge over the railway and a bridge connection between Harbour Road and Johns Street
Kimberley Region
Kununurra Heavy Vehicle Route Stages 1–2
(Planning and Design) 		7.0 1.1 December 2011 Planning for the heavy vehicle route from Victoria Highway to Weaber Plains Road, new bridge over Ord River
Ord Farms Road Project 2.0 0.7 December 2014 Materials investigation, ground modelling and data management for Landcorp's Ord Farms Project
Metropolitan Region
Reid Highway/Mirrabooka Interchange 30.0 14.2 November 2011 Construct interchange at Reid Highway and Mirrabooka Ave
Roe Highway Extension Project Development (Kwinana Freeway to Stock Road) 20.5 2.6 December 2011 Project development for the 5 km construction of a new dual carriageway highway
Graham Farmer Freeway Widening 57.0 0.7 December 2013 Widen tunnel from two lanes to three lanes in each direction and widen Mitchell Freeway northbound tunnel exit to two lanes
Roe Highway Stage Seven GRS Asphalting 0.9 0.9 June 2012 Remove existing open graded asphalt and replace with geofabric reinforced seal followed by 30 mm open graded asphalt
Pilbara Region
Great Northern Highway – Realignment Port Hedland 262.5 22.9 June 2014 An 8 km realignment of Great Northern Highway to the North and West of the Wedgefield Industrial Area. A grade separated interchange, a low level road bridge over South West Creek and a road over rail bridge
South West Region
Jalbarragup Road Bridge 4.4 0.7 November 2011 Construction of new bridge to replace low level crossing.

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Graham Farmer Freeway entrance East


Looking Ahead

  • Continue construction of the Esperance Port Access project.
  • Undertake construction of the reconfiguration of Great Northern Highway in Port Hedland.
  • Continue construction of Bunbury Outer Ring Road Stage One and Bunbury Port Access Road Stage Two.
  • Construction of a southbound on ramp from Abernethy Road onto Tonkin Highway in Kewdale.
  • Commence construction to provide an additional lane in the Graham Farmer Freeway tunnel in both directions and construct an additional northbound lane on Mitchell Freeway from Charles Street east to Hutton Street.
  • Replacement of Big McPhee Bridge on Great Northern Highway.
  • Construction and sealing of various sections of Goldfields Highway between Wiluna and Meekatharra.