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Project

Tonkin Gap Project Upgrades

Bayswater, Embleton, Redcliffe

Overview

  • Road

    Project type
  • $290 million

    Total budget
  • Complete

    Project phase
  • Main Roads WA

    Lead agency
  • 3000

    Jobs supported

Tonkin Highway is part of Perth’s Principal Road Freight Network that serves key activity centres such as Perth Airport and the Kewdale Freight Terminal.

Upgrades included a section of the Tonkin Highway from Collier Road to Dunreath Drive with associated works enabling METRONET’s Morley-Ellenbrook Line.

Works as part of this project included:

  • additional traffic lanes in each direction between Collier Road and Dunreath Drive
  • new bridges over the Swan River, Guildford Road, Railway Parade and Dunstone Road
  • upgrades to the Guildford Road and Great Eastern Highway interchanges
  • a Principal Shared Path (PSP) with bridges, underpasses and local connections for bike riders and pedestrians
  • noise walls, lighting and amenity improvements

Additionally, a new Principal Shared Path (PSP) has been constructed on the western side of Tonkin Highway, providing a continuous connection path between Wattle Grove and Morley.

To find out more, visit: Main Roads Western Australia

Benefits

  • Address a major bottleneck on Tonkin Highway through Bayswater which carries more than 120,000 vehicles daily
  • Improved road safety and reduced congestion for all road users
  • Improved freight efficiency, connectivity and travel time
  • Removal of Guildford Road and Midland Rail crossings
  • Provision of a safe route for cyclists and pedestrians in the area and connection to Midland PSP
  • New lighting, wayfinding signs, pavement markings and landscaping

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