Road Efficiency
Providing Reliable and Efficient Movement of People and Goods
This program seeks to improve the efficiency, capacity and utilisation of the existing road network as part of a total transport network.
Key Performance Indicators
2013 Target |
2013 Actual |
Result |
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% Community satisfaction |
90% |
94% |
✔ |
% of contracts completed on budget |
90% |
100% |
✔ |
% of contracts completed on time |
90% |
86% |
✔ |
Official Opening of Dampier Highway
Introduction
The Road Efficiency Program provides infrastructure that has improvements in freight, levels of service or traffic management as the main driver. This includes projects that deliver geometric improvements, road widening, bridge strengthening and retrofitting of Intelligent Transport System capabilities. 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 |
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North West Coastal Highway (between Minilya and Barradale) |
217.5 |
0.5 |
June 2017 |
Widen seal to 7 m with 0.5 m sealed shoulders between Minilya and Barradale |
Great Southern Region |
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Ravensthorpe Heavy Vehicle Route |
30.0 |
0.5 |
March 2015 |
Various including realignment of South Coast Highway north of Ravensthorpe, realign Hopetoun Road intersection and in town site |
Kimberley Region |
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Great Northern Highway (Deep Creek) |
2.5 |
2.5 |
November 2012 |
Widen and strengthen bridge over Deep Creek |
Metropolitan Region |
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Great Eastern Highway (Kooyong Road to Tonkin Highway) |
249.5 |
71.7 |
May 2013 |
Upgrade 4.1 km to a six dual lane carriageway, on road cycle facilities, bus priority facilities and pedestrian paths |
Kwinana Freeway Third Lane (Leach Highway to Roe Highway) |
57.9 |
14.8 |
May 2013 |
Widening of Kwinana Freeway between Leach Highway and Roe Highway to provide three lanes in each direction |
Mitchell Freeway Upgrade (Hepburn Avenue to Hodges Drive) |
16.0 |
5.5 |
December 2013 |
Construction of a third lane northbound between Hepburn Avenue to Hodges Drive |
Murdoch Drive/South Street Intersection Upgrade |
15.0 |
10.1 |
December 2013 |
Upgrade the intersection of Murdoch Drive and South Street as a result of the planned development of Murdoch Activity Centre |
Gateway WA – Perth Airport and Freight Access |
1004.0 |
78.4 |
June 2017 |
Upgrade Tonkin Highway between Great Eastern and Roe Highway, Leach Highway between Orrong Road and the airport and improvements on Kewdale Road |
Mid West Region |
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Brand Highway |
18.0 |
0.4 |
September 2014 |
Construct new bridge over Greenough River, including tie-ins |
Pilbara Region |
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Dampier Highway Duplication (Balmoral Road West to Burrup Road, Stages 2 – 6) |
112.0 |
38.9 |
February 2013 |
Construction of 12.5 km dual carriageway, intersection modifications, bridge over Seven Mile Creek and traffic signals |
South West Region |
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Koombana Drive/Estuary Drive intersection |
2.6 |
2.6 |
December 2012 |
Modify intersection and install traffic signals |
Forrest Highway (Vittoria Road intersection) |
3.6 |
3.5 |
May 2013 |
Install right turn acceleration lane and traffic signals |
Wheatbelt North Region |
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Great Northern Highway (Muchea to Wubin, Bindi Bindi Section) |
40.0 |
2.1 |
December 2014 |
Reconstruction and alignment of 11 km of Great Northern Highway from Bindi Bindi to Lyons East Road |
Wheatbelt South Region |
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Narrogin-Kondinin Road (Elsinore and Fence) |
7.5 |
6.5 |
March 2013 |
Realign, widen and overlay two sections 7 km in total to cater for heavy vehicle traffic |
Narrogin-Kondinin Road (Jitarning) |
5.4 |
3.6 |
April 2013 |
Widen, seal and overlay 4 km to cater for heavy vehicle traffic |
York-Merredin Road (Shackleton and Yarding) |
4.5 |
3.6 |
April 2013 |
Widen and overlay two sections of York-Merredin Road to cater for heavy vehicle traffic |
Recognition
2012 WA Spatial Excellence Awards
- Winner ‘Infrastructure and Construction’ – Mitchell Freeway Widening
- Overall Industry Winner – Mitchell Freeway Widening
2012 WA Engineering Excellence Awards
- Winner ‘Management of Engineering’ – Great Eastern Highway/Roe Highway Interchange
- Winner ‘Control Systems, Reports and Procedures’ – Gateway WA
Looking Ahead
- Commence Stage Two of upgrade works on Great Northern Highway between Muchea and Wubin.
- Upgrade North West Coastal Highway between Minilya and Barradale, and construct bridges at Cave and Goodeman Creeks.
- Commence construction of a second carriageway on Reid Highway between Erindale Road and Duffy Road.
- Installation of Managed Freeways technology on Kwinana Freeway and Roe Highway.
- Continue to widen and reconstruct Coalfields Highway between Wellington Dam turnoff and Allanson and Roelands Hill.
- Replacement of the Greenough River Bridge on Brand Highway.
Case Study
Gateway WA: Stage One Underway
In February 2013, Western Australia’s Transport Minister Troy Buswell and Federal Minister Anthony Albanese turned the sod on the first stage of the $1 billion Gateway WA Perth Airport and Freight Access Project. This marked the start of construction of the Abernethy Road-Tonkin Highway on-ramp which will provide immediate significant benefits for the freight industry. Read more...
Case Study
Grain Freight Improvement Program
In November 2010, the State Government announced a $118 million funding package to upgrade and maintain our Grain Freight Network over a period of four years. The funding allowed for almost $44 million to upgrade State roads, more than $60 million was allocated to Local Governments to upgrade their roads and a further $14 million has been allocated to cover extraordinary maintenance. Read more...
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