Community Access
Improved Community Access and Roadside Amenity
Government Goal
Strong communities
Aim
Improve personal mobility and access needs on the road network.
About the Program
The program provides infrastructure including: remote access roads; access for walking and cycling; improved access and mobility for people with a disability; integrated public transport; and improved amenities such as information bays, noise attenuation and landscaping.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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Program expenditure $ million |
137 |
52 |
36 |
Looking Ahead
Works planned for next financial year include:
- progress Matagarup Bridge activities and associated works
- begin construction of the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway Emu Rocks section upgrade
- continue upgrade works on remote access roads
- improve pedestrian and cycling facilities
- continue development of the Swan River crossings
- continue sealing and improvements on Great Central Road between Laverton and WA/NT Border
- commence intersection upgrades on Great Eastern Highway (Wooroloo and Sawyers Valley)
- continue sealing and improvements on the Broome-Cape Leveque Road
- continue improvement works on the Duncan and Gordon Downs Roads
- commence improvement works on the Tanami Road.
Some of these are already underway; visit the Projects and Initiatives section of our website to find out more.
Key Projects
| Project | Total Project Cost ($ million) |
2019–20 Cost ($ million) |
Completion Date |
Description |
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Metropolitan Region |
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Principal Shared Path – Leach Highway to Mount Henry Bridge (Mitchell Freeway) |
15.4 |
6.5 |
Mid 2021 |
Provision of a Principal Shared Path including lighting. |
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Principal Shared Path – Victoria Street station to North Fremantle station (Fremantle line) |
7.0 |
6.5 |
Early 2021 |
Provision of a Principal Shared Path including lighting. |
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Bridge 904 Hamilton Street – Bridge Replacement |
8.1 |
3.2 |
August 2019 |
Replacement of existing timber bridge with a new composite concrete and steel bridge. |
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Hepburn Avenue Noisewall |
4.7 |
0.9 |
August 2019 |
Construct a noisewall – near NorthLink. |
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Mid West – Gascoyne Region |
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Square Kilometre Array Access Roads and Floodways |
35.0 |
7.7 |
December 2019 |
Construction of concrete floodway, road realignments and installation of cattle grids on access roads. |
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Pilbara Region |
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Marble Bar Road Coongan Gorge Realignment |
38.6 |
4.2 |
June 2019 |
Marble Bar Road Coongan Gorge realignment. |
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Karratha-Tom Price Road – Stage 3 |
95.0 |
81.5 |
Late 2020 |
Sealing of Karratha-Tom Price Road – Stage 3. |
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Wheatbelt Region |
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Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Network |
87.5 |
3.2 |
Late 2025 |
Upgrade significant freight route within the Wheatbelt region. |
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Goldfields – Esperance Region |
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Outback Way Upgrade |
164.0 |
2.2 |
Late 2026 |
Sealing priority section of Outback Way. |
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Kimberley Region |
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Bidyadanga Road |
4.1 |
0.5 |
Late 2020 |
Complete construction and seal including improving drainage, constructing a parking bay and sealing the airstrip. |
Community Access
