Project
Wilman Wadandi Highway Bunbury Outer Ring Road
Bunbury, Gelorup, Dardanup West, Picton East, Waterloo
Overview
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Road
Project type -
$1.46 billion
Total budget -
Under Construction
Project phase -
Main Roads WA
Lead agency
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4500
Jobs supported -
2021
Start date2024
End date
Wilman Wadandi Highway opened to traffic in late 2024 and is the biggest road project ever delivered in Western Australia's South West.
Minor finishing works are underway across a range of areas including roadworks, landscaping and artwork.
The new road diverts around 15,000 vehicles from local Bunbury roads every day, reducing congestion and delivering safer and more efficient journeys. It provides better access to Bunbury-Geographe and the wider South West region, improving traffic flow and freight efficiency.
The 27-kilometre Wilman Wadandi Highway also features 17-kilometres of shared paths to significantly enhance walking, riding and wheeling in the South West.
The Northern Section from Forrest Highway to Boyanup Picton Road provides better access to Bunbury CBD and Ferguson Valley.
The Southern Section from South Western Highway to Bussell Highway includes a ‘Y’ interchange at Bussell Highway and Centenary Road, and a connection to Jules Road.
For detailed project information, visit Main Roads WA.
Benefits
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Improved traffic flow and journey times, avoiding 13 sets of traffic lights and one rail level crossing. -
Improved safety for residents by removing a significant number of trucks from local roads each day.
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Created thousands of local jobs, and training and upskilling opportunities.
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Approximately 20,000 native seedlings planted as part of earthworks.
Gallery
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Wilman Wadandi Highway now open.
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'Transition’ – Designed and painted by Kyle Hughes-Odgers. The latest artwork to be unveiled on the Wilman Wadandi Highway.
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Reshaping WA Report: Smart Freeway Mitchell southbound and Wilman Wadandi Highway (November 2024 Update)
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The PSP being constructed where it runs parallel to the existing Willinge Drive.
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Construction continues at the South Western Highway (north) interchange.
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The Bunbury Outer Ring Road is the biggest road project ever delivered in the South West.
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An average of around 15,000 vehicles are expected to be diverted off Bunbury roads on a daily basis.An average of around 15,000 vehicles are expected to be diverted off Bunbury roads on a daily basis. -
The Bunbury Outer Ring Road will be officially named the Wilman Wadandi Highway.
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Paris-Clifton Interchange - Bridge completion and finishing activities are continuing, including kerbing installation, light poles, stone pitching and landscaping.
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Video: The BORR project has reached 85 per cent completion (August 2024).
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One of the most technical concrete pours on the project was recently undertaken to help build the Y-interchange on the Bussell Highway.
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Works are continuing as Bunbury Outer Ring Road nears completion.
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Inspired by the beauty and calmness on the South West region, local artist Ian Mutch is delivering the project’s second artwork opportunity.
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A range of native species were planted at the Raymond Road site on the BORR.
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The Bussell Highway Y-interchange beam installation is complete.
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The Collie River bridge concrete deck pour is now complete.
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Beam installation in progress for Preston River bridge on the Willinge Drive extension.
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Video: Discovery Road is now open.
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Video: The BORR project is now over 75 per cent complete.
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Two more bridges along the BORR alignment now have bridge deck slabs: The Boyanup-Picton Road overpass bridge ('Mega-Bridge') and the Yalinda Drive Bridge.
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Across the length of BORR, there will be 236 noise wall panels manufactured and installed at various locations.
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Video: Mega Bridge beam installation on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road.
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Video: Aerial view of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road Mega Bridge (January 2024).
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Video: Navigating the Bunbury Outer Ring Road works.
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Video: Reshaping WA Report (December 2023). An update on the Armadale Line Transformation and Bunbury Outer Ring Road project.
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The Bunbury Outer Ring Road Project’s Yaka Dandjoo graduates. The program targets unemployed people, upskilling them for ongoing and future infrastructure delivery.
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Video: Work is progressing on the 27-kilometre Bunbury Outer Ring Road.
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Aerial view of works on Raymond Road.
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Works are progressing on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project.
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