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As at June 2021, it manages 18,695 kilometres (11,617 mi) of roads, representing the arterial road network in Western Australia. [3] Each of the roads must be declared a "public highway" or "main road" in the Western Australian Government Gazette and is allocated a highway or main road number – many roads perceived as main roads by the public ...
Highways in Western Australia include both roads that are named as a highway, and roads that have been declared as a highway under the Main Roads Act 1930. The standard of highways range from two-lane roads , common in rural areas, to controlled access , grade separated freeways in Perth .
Main Roads Western Australia controls the major roads in the state's Mid West region. [1] There are four main highways through the Mid West: The north-south coastal route of Brand Highway and North West Coastal Highway, the inland alternative Great Northern Highway, and the northern section of Goldfields Highway, which links Meekatharra with Kalgoorlie.
Western Australia: Legislative Assembly. pp. 3653–4. Driving by numbers: An introduction to Western Australia's route numbering system. Western Australia: Main Roads Department. 1986. Driving by numbers: A guide to Western Australia's route numbering system. Western Australia: Metropolitan and Traffic Operations Directorate. 1995.
Main Roads Western Australia controls the section south-east of Fitzgerald Street, [8] which was part Great Eastern Highway's former route, prior to the construction of the Northam bypass. The highway formerly continued east along Yilgarn Avenue, and west along Fitzgerald Street, Newcastle Road, and Mitchell Avenue.
Main Roads Western Australia controls the major roads in the state's Pilbara region. [1] There are two main highways in the region: Great Northern Highway, which travels north through the region to Port Hedland and then north-west along the coast, as well as North West Coastal Highway, which heads south-west from Port Hedland.
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Orange Route (Perth-Adelaide National Highway) Eastlink WA is a planned road construction project between Perth and Northam, Western Australia currently in the planning and development stages, with construction due to start in 2025.