Facilitating Economic and Regional Development

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.

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

4.1

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

75%

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

92%

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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