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Smart Freeway - Southbound Mitchell Southbound

Clarkson, Craigie, Currambine, Duncraig, Innaloo, Gwelup, Joondalup, Kinross, Leederville, Osborne Park

Overview

  • Road

    Project type
  • $209.6 million

    Total budget
  • Under Construction

    Project phase
  • Main Roads WA

    Lead agency
  • 700

    Jobs supported
  • Mid 2021

    Start date

    Late 2024

    End date

Smart technology is being installed along the Mitchell Freeway southbound, with coordinated ramp signals installed at 16 on-ramps from Hester Avenue to Vincent Street.

The technology has already had great success along the Kwinana Freeway northbound, between Roe Highway and the Narrows, with motorists saving up to 10-minutes during peak hour.

The key features of this project include overhead electronic signs and message boards, coordinated ramp signals and emergency stopping bays. The technology includes sensors and cameras to monitor traffic in real time 24/7.

Smart Freeways will provide motorists with greater journey reliability and improved safety by alleviating congestion at peak times and minimising stop-start conditions at merge points. 

Works on upgraded and new shared paths between Ocean Reef Road and Warwick Train Station are also underway.

The Smart Freeways project links to the Stephenson Avenue Extension, which provides a new connection from Cedric Street to Scarborough Beach Road. An interchange will be introduced at Mitchell Freeway with a southbound Smart Freeway on-ramp, as well as new local road links to Ellen Stirling Boulevard.

Find more information on the Main Roads WA project here.

Benefits

  • Improve the efficiency and safety of the freeway
  • More reliable journey times and provide congestion relief for more than 180,000 daily motorists
  • Reduced stop-start conditions by managing traffic flow
  • An investment in road infrastructure and state employment opportunities

Project map

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Active travel options

Detour options

  • Mitchell Freeway Night-Time Lane Closures - Until November 2024

    Ongoing nightworks required at various locations along the Mitchell Freeway southbound to install Intelligent Transport Systems assets and test gantry signs. Night-time left-hand lane closures between 10pm - 4am. See Main Roads Travel Map for the most up-to-date information here.

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