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Project

Smart Freeway - Northbound Kwinana Northbound

Bateman, Brentwood, Como, Manning, Murdoch, Salter Point, South Perth

Overview

  • Road

    Project type
  • $56 million

    Total budget
  • Complete

    Project phase
  • Main Roads WA

    Lead agency
  • 245

    Jobs supported

Perth’s first Smart Freeway contains an additional lane from Canning Highway to Narrows Bridge on the Kwinana Freeway.

Smart technology is used to open and close traffic lanes in the event of an incident and adjust speed limits to get more traffic through during busy periods.

It provides motorists with greater journey reliability, saving time, reducing cost and enhancing safety.

For more information regarding this project, visit the Smart Freeways website.

Benefits

  • Increased road capacity
  • Improved journey times on Kwinana Freeway as far south as Roe Highway
  • Adjusted speed limits based on traffic demands in congested periods
  • Reduced stop-start conditions by managing traffic flow

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