Our Operational Peformance

Community Access

Improving Community Access and Roadside Amenity

This program aims to improve personal mobility and community access needs on the road network.

Expenditure in 2013 was $55 million or 3% of the total budget

Key Performance Indicators

	2013 Target	2013 Actual	Result
% of the year that 100% of the State road network is available	70%	94%	✔
% Community satisfaction with cycleways and pedestrian facilities	90%	83%	✔
% of contracts completed on budget	90%	80%	✔

Introduction

The Community Access Program provides infrastructure including remote access roads; pedestrian and bicycle rider access; improved access and mobility for those with disabilities; integration of public transport initiatives; and improved amenities such as information bays, noise attenuation and landscaping. Some of the key projects and achievements delivered through the program are shown below.

Key Achievements

Project	Total Project Cost ($ million)	2012-13 Cost ($ million)	Completion Date	Description
Gascoyne Region
Carnarvon Flood Levees	60.0	26.3	March 2014	Construction of levees to mitigate damage from flooding of the Gascoyne River
Great Southern Region
Fitzgerald River National Park	30.0	5.4	April 2013	Construction of Hamersley Drive and associated spur roads near Hopetoun; upgrade and seal sections of roads to Point Ann
Kimberley Region
Gibb River Road	3.4	3.1	December 2012	Construct to seal various sections totalling 18 km between El Questro Road and Great Northern Highway
Metropolitan Region
Mitchell Freeway/Whitfords Avenue	2.4	2.4	May 2013	Construction of amenity walls
South West Region
Forrest Highway	2.5	2.5	June 2013	Footbridge over Preston River Eelup

Flood mitigation works, Carnarvon

Looking Ahead

Construction of levees to mitigate damage from flooding of the Gascoyne River in the Carnarvon Horticultural Area and improvements to the existing North West Coastal Floodway.
Continue undertaking various improvement works on the Gibb River Road including gravel re-sheeting and drainage improvements.
Gravel re-sheeting and drainage improvements on Great Central Road between Laverton and Docker River.
Continue sealing various sections of the Broome-Cape Leveque Road.

Case Study

Encouraging Sustainable Transport and Improving Local Access

A total of $50 million has been committed to the improvement of the Principal Shared Path (PSP) network in the Perth metropolitan area. This fund will allow us to design and construct critical missing sections and existing substandard sections of the PSP network identified in the Draft Western Australian Bicycle Network Plan 2012-21. Read more...