Road Safety
Case Study
Indian Ocean Drive: Greenhead to Leeman North
The Lancelin-Cervantes Road, completed in September 2010, provided a scenic alternative route away from heavy vehicle traffic on Brand Highway. Its popularity has meant a substantial increase in tourists using the road to access the coast and as a through route to the north. As part of ensuring motorists’ safety a program of road improvements between Greenhead and Leeman and Brand Highway intersection were identified.
This $3.7 million project included the widening of the road formation, repair of substandard pavement sections and widening of the road seal surface to improve road safety on the road between Greenhead and Leeman. The works also included the upgrade and widening of the intersection at Eneabba-Coolimba Road, including further seal widening to the south of the intersection, and the construction of a new rest parking bay between Leeman and the Brand Highway intersection.
The Mid West Region procured plant and labour externally with the management, supervision and trainee labour acquired directly from Integrated Services Arrangement personnel. In addition to motorist safety, the project also provided the following benefits:
- provided on-the-job experience for trainees and graduate engineers in road construction and quality management
- employees gained greater project and construction management experience within the operations (not as an external third party)
- by utilising people, plant and materials supplied by Mid West Regional Council members from the Shires of Coorow and Perenjori, it helped reduced cost and improved relationship and contributor capabilities.
Mid West Region will continue its program for improvement to accommodate the increased traffic along this route.
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