Great Eastern Highway Bypass Realignment

Overview

Road
Project type
$386.5 million
Total budget
Under Construction
Project phase
Main Roads WA
Lead agency
1200
Jobs supported
Late 2021
Start date

Late 2024
End date

This project involves upgrading the Great Eastern Highway Bypass in Hazelmere, including the construction of new interchanges at Roe Highway and Abernethy Road.

A new grade separated interchange will replace one of the last remaining signalised intersections on Roe Highway to provide free flowing access between both roads.

Abernethy Road will be elevated to pass over the Bypass, with connectivity retained via a new grade separated interchange. Completion of the new interchange will allow removal of the signalised intersection of Stirling Crescent and the Bypass.

A new Principal Shared Path (PSP) will also be built along Roe Highway and Great Eastern Highway Bypass, completing the missing link in the 30 kilometre path between Midland and Jandakot.

Benefits

Improve travel times for local, regional and freight traffic
Improve road safety in Perth's Eastern Metropolitan Region
Improve traffic flow and relieve congestion
Time travel savings for more than 60,000 road users per day
Provide better connectivity, helping to support commercial developments in Midland
Improve links to Hazelmere, Forrestfield, Kewdale and Perth Airport industrial areas

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Abernethy Road closure (October 1)

The section of the new concrete encased watermain across Abernethy Road has been completed.

To enable the removal of traffic barriers and reinstatement of the road, Abernethy Road will be closed between Great Eastern Highway Bypass and the Yagine Close/Ulm Place roundabout from 4am to 6pm Saturday, 1 October 2022.

Detours will be in place for standard vehicles (Map 1) and heavy vehicles (Map 2).

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