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National Highways and Routes in Western Australia Highways in south-west Western Australia Road routes in Perth. Road routes in Western Australia assist drivers navigating roads in urban, rural, and scenic areas of the state. [1] The route numbering system is composed of National Highways, National Routes, State Routes, and Tourist Drives.
The Oats Street Package involves the removal of level crossings at Mint Street, Oats Street, and Welshpool Road, as well as the rebuild of Carlisle and Oats Street stations as elevated stations and the permanent closure of Welshpool station. This requires a 1.4-kilometre-long (0.87 mi) viaduct from northwest of Mint Street to southeast of Oats ...
Freeways, highways, and arterial roads in Perth, Western Australia form the basis of the road network inside the Perth Metropolitan Region. Main Roads Western Australia controls and maintains all freeways and highways, as well as some arterial roads, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] collectively known as state roads.
From Perth, the highway, signed as State Route 20, [1] starts from the Albany Highway junction in Armadale, 28 km from Perth, and follows a north–south route 20–30 km inland from the coast, passing through several agricultural and timber towns that sprang up in the 1890s when the nearby railway came through, such as Pinjarra, Waroona, Yarloop and Harvey.
The highway has many different speed limits and road conditions along its length, but is predominantly a four-lane dual carriageway with a 90 km/h (56 mph) speed limit. A 12-kilometre (7 mi) section, between Erindale Road and Altone Road (which makes up just over half the highway's length), is a continuous freeway.
Construction of the road in the 1930s was seen as a threat to the lightering trade on the Swan River between Perth and Fremantle. [5] In the early 20th century the name of the road carried beyond its current length; proposed river-side roads were mentioned for South Perth [6] and the northern shore of the Swan River as far as Peppermint Grove. [7]
A further 650 metres (2,130 ft) [1] takes the bypass to Stirling Crescent, a local road providing access to Hazelmere and High Wycombe, and the road ends at Roe Highway, 600 metres (2,000 ft) [1] to the east. Both intersections are traffic light controlled. Northbound, Roe Highway leads back to Great Eastern Highway in Midvale, east of Midland.
The plan was ultimately formalised as The Perth Freight Link in May 2014, a $1.6 billion project to improve the road freight link between Kewdale and Fremantle Harbour. In addition to the 5 km (3.1 mi) extension of Roe Highway, upgrades were also planned for Stock Road, Leach Highway, and High Street to provide a grade-separated route ...