Facilitating Economic and Regional Development

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Government Goal

Future jobs and skills

Aim

Expand the road network in accordance with State and Commonwealth governments’ transport and land use strategies to support the state’s economic and regional development.

About the Program

The program includes most expansion, major infrastructure and bypass projects – predominantly the most complex works we deliver.

Key Performance Indicators
Results
Our target for the average return on which road and bridge construction expenditure will deliver future economic benefits to the community was exceeded and continues to improve

Our target for the average return on which road and bridge construction expenditure will deliver future economic benefits to the community was exceeded and continues to improve

Contracts completed on time came in below target but remained stable compared to last year

Contracts completed on time came in below target but remained stable compared to last year

Contracts completed on budget exceeded our target but was lower than last year

Contracts completed on budget exceeded our target but was lower than last year

Program Expenditure

  2017 2018 2019
Program expenditure ($million) 360 467 619

Looking Ahead

Works planned for next financial year include the following:

  • continue works on NorthLink WA Project
  • provide an on-ramp from Manning Road to Kwinana Freeway southbound
  • continue sealing and improvements on the remaining 90 kilometre unsealed section of the Broome – Cape Leveque Road
  • commence work upgrading Duncan Road and Gordon Downs Road, sealing floodways, gravel sheeting, drainage and geometry improvements
  • widening Kwinana Freeway northbound, Russell Road to Roe Highway
  • complete works on the New Lord Street Project
  • commence construction of the Karel Avenue upgrade
  • progress Murdoch Drive Connection Project
  • initiate Armadale Road Bridge Project
  • continue works on the Wanneroo Road and Joondalup Drive Interchange Project

Some of these are already underway; visit our Projects website to find out more.

Project Total Project Cost ($m) 2018-19 Cost ($m) Completion Date Description
Kimberley Region

Broome – Cape Leveque Road 

65.0  14.0 Mid 2021  Reconstruction of carriageway and sealing of remaining unsealed section

Duncan Road and Gordon Downs Road 

51.0  0.3  Mid 2021 Upgrade roads to provide improved access to an Aboriginal Community and new mine South East of Halls Creek
Metropolitan Region

Great Eastern Highway Upgrade Stage 2 – Bilgoman Road to Mann Street 

34.6  12.6  September 2019  Widening to provide sealed shoulders and upgrade of intersections. Works include upgrade of drainage and street lighting and provision of pedestrian facilities

New Lord Street 

57.1  8.4  August 2019  Dual carriageway to connect Reid Highway and Gnangara Road

NorthLink – Tonkin Highway – Section 1 

231.2  12.9  July 2018  Construct the Tonkin Highway Collier Road and Morley Drive interchanges and Benara Road over Tonkin Highway flyover

NorthLink – Swan Valley Bypass – Section 2 

514.8  187.0  August 2019  Swan Valley Bypass – Reid Highway to Marella Road

NorthLink – Swan Valley Bypass – Section 3 

272.9  147.9  December 2019  Swan Valley Bypass – Marella Road to Muchea

Armadale Road Bridge 

237.0  65.2  Late 2021  Bridge over Kwinana Freeway and extension of Armadale Road to Northlake Road
Mid West - Gascoyne Region

Indian Ocean Drive 

1.9  0.3 Mid 2020  Upgrade intersections for Aglime Route

Lancelin Road

       
Pilbara Region
Onslow Road 48.7 17.1 April 2019 Upgrade Stage 1 to widen, overlay and make intersection improvements on North West Coastal Highway
Karratha – Tom Price Road Stage 3 50.0  4.8  Mid 2020 

Asbestos removal and other development and preconstruction activities completed. Improve geometry and seal overlay

Marble Bar Road 34.8  30.4  April 2019 

Realignment of existing road to allow safe movement of road-trains and public traffic. Upgrade to Limestone Marble Bar Road intersection for higher volume road-train traffic.

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