Community Access

Improving Community Access and Roadside Amenity

Aim of the program

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.

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Target 90%

Community satisfaction with cycleways and pedestrian facilities is within target

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Target 95%

A major bushfire in Boranup coupled with multiple flooding events in the Pilbara and Kimberley impacted on network availability

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*For more detailed information on our Key Performance Indicators and targets see Performance Measures

  2020 2021 2022
Program expenditure $ million 426 438 159

Works planned for the next financial year include:

  • Sealing and improvements on Outback Way
  • Causeway Pedestrian and Cycle Bridges
  • Improve pedestrian and cycling facilities
  • Improve formation and drainage on Gibb River Road
  • East Perth Power station footbridge
  • Upgrade works on remote access roads.

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) 2021-22 Cost ($ Million) Completion Date Description
Metropolitan Region
Causeway Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridges 100.0 4.4 September 2024 Construct a new pedestrian bridge alongside the Causeway.
Mitchell Freeway - Civic Place to Reid Highway 15.2 4.0 Late 2022 Provision of a shared path, new underpass at Karrinyup Road and upgrades to intersection of Karrinyup Road and Cedric Street.
Goldfields-Esperance
Outback Way Seal Priority Sections 46.5 6.5 Mid 2023 Seal Great Central Road - Laverton.
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