EOIs opened for three major Perth freeway upgrade projects

Monica Gameng   |   August 7, 2017

Expressions of interest (EOIs) have been released for three major freeway upgrade projects in Perth, which are part of the $2.3 billion road and rail projects package announced on May 2017.

These freeway upgrades coincide with the Western Australian Government’s METRONET strategy for Perth, which will create better networks between key activity centres across the region’s metropolitan area.

Included in the EOIs are:

  • Kwinana Freeway northbound widening, from Russell Road to Roe Highway
  • Kwinana Freeway northbound Smart Freeway upgrade, from Farrington Road to Narrows Bridge
  • Mitchell Freeway southbound widening, from Cedric Street to Vincent Street

The two Kwinana Freeway upgrades will be covering approximately 22 kilometres, starting from Russell Road in Success to the Narrows Bridge in South Perth.

The first Smart Freeway in Perth – on the Kwinana Freeway – will be creating an additional lane from Canning Highway to the Narrows Bridge through the use of smart technology. This project is going to be complemented with ramp signals at Farrington Road, South Street, Leach Highway and Cranford Avenue which will balance the flow of traffic onto the freeway.

Construction on this Kwinana Freeway upgrade is expected to commence in late 2018 and is projected to be completed by late 2019 or early 2020.

The Kwinana Freeway is also going to be widened from two to three lanes between Russell Road and Roe Highway. Construction is set to begin by mid-2018 and completed by mid-2019.

On the Mitchell Freeway southbound, an additional lane is going to be constructed on a seven-kilometre stretch from Cedric Street to Vincent Street which will result in four continuous lanes between Erindale Road and Vincent Street.

Construction on the Mitchell Freeway upgrade is expected to commence in mid-2018 and completed by the end of 2019.

Source: Government of Western Australia

Monica Gameng
As Felix's Marketing Assistant since 2015, Monica is responsible for researching and sharing new and progressing projects within the construction and mining sectors in Australia. It's no surprise that Monica has her finger on the pulse of Australian major projects given she has produced more than 1,000 posts. She truly is an industry expert.
Follow me:

Related Articles

Projects
$9bn funding from 2022-23 WA Budget to get more road works going

Through the 2022-23 State Budget, the Western Australian Government is investing $9 billion towards major road projects and upgrades across the State over the next four years, including $3.4 billion for metropolitan road projects. 

Projects
Downer to deliver $40m road improvements project in SA

Downer EDI has been awarded the contract to deliver works on the $40 million Upper Yorke Peninsula road improvements project in South Australia, with construction expected to begin in a few weeks.

Projects
METRONET Thornlie-Cockburn Link is one step closer to construction

Environmental approval has been granted by the Department of Environment and Energy to METRONET’s Thornlie-Cockburn Link (TCL) in Western Australia and with all necessary State and Federal approvals in place, the project is one step closer to beginning major construction works.

Get the latest project news

Formerly known as the PlantMiner blog, Felix Project News is Australia's top 10 Construction blog. Join thousands of construction and mining pros getting the best content right in their inbox.
  • updates on Australia's pipeline of state and federal projects
  • fresh contract awards from major contractors and builders

If you're looking to contact us about other matters, please contact us.