Road improvements
6. Improve existing roads
Aim: Upgrades of Leach Highway, Stock Road and High Street will improve efficiency and reduce the impact of traffic on local residents.
Highlights
South West Metropolitan Corridor
The Local Impacts Committee, chaired by Tony McRae MLA, is working to identify a strategy for managing traffic on major roads in the South West metropolitan corridor, such as Leach Highway, and measures to protect local communities from the impacts of freight and general traffic.
The Committee has identified 20 ‘priority action locations' as being the places where the worst problems are being experienced now and are expected to be in the future. These locations and approximately 60 possible solutions were described to the public at two community forums held in December 2004. Community feedback has been received and is being assessed; at the same time, technical assessment of the solutions is under way.
The Committee's work will be completed in September 2005 and will lead to recommendations for a road development plan for the major roads, such as Leach Highway and Stock Road, together with ways of protecting local communities from traffic impacts such as noise.
Proposed major road improvements
To improve the efficiency of road freight movements and to encourage the transfer of road freight activities away from the Inner Harbour, three high priority, major road improvement projects are proposed. These are grade separation of the Leach Highway - Orrong Road intersection, grade separation of the Daddow Road railway level crossing and construction of the on-ramp from Abernethy Road to Tonkin Highway.
Leach Highway / Orrong Road
With regard to the grade separation of the Leach Highway - Orrong Road intersection, preliminary design work has been completed for a bridge to carry Leach Highway over Orrong Road. Proposals for design and construction of the bridge were invited from prequalified contractors in July 2005, with the contract for the bridge works to be awarded in December 2005. The bridge will be completed by December 2006. Main Roads WA has commenced community liaison, including discussion with the City of Belmont.
Progress report
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Major roads in the South West Metro Corridor |
Start |
End |
Status |
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Model transport activity – 2006 / 2011 / 2021 / 2031 |
Dec 2002 |
Mar 2004 |
Completed |
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Develop performance indicators – economic / social / environmental |
Feb 2003 |
Jun 2004 |
Completed |
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Assess network performance gaps / problems |
Mar 2003 |
Nov 2004 |
Completed |
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Identify solutions |
Sep 2004 |
May 2005 |
In progress |
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Involve community in assessing options |
Dec 2004 |
Dec 2004 |
In progress |
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Formulate Local Impacts Committee recommendations to Minister |
Apr 2005 |
Jun 2005 |
Not started |
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Approval of strategy – Minister |
Jun 2005 |
Jul 2005 |
Not started |
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DPI planning studies and subsequent MRS processes |
May 2005 |
May 2009 |
Not started |
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Southern Link Road |
Start |
End |
Status |
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Identification of freight task |
Mar 2003 |
Mar 2003 |
Completed |
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Inventory of existing road and rail networks |
Mar 2003 |
Mar 2003 |
Completed |
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Constraints and opportunities |
Mar 2003 |
Jun 2003 |
Completed |
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Present Freight Task paper to Steering Group |
Jun 2003 |
Jun 2003 |
Completed |
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Assessment of options;
Development of short, medium and long term strategies |
Sep 2003 |
Mar 2004 |
Completed |
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Public consultation |
Mar 2004 |
Jun 2005 |
Not started |
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Traffic management – “hotspots” |
Start |
End |
Status |
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Develop a policy for managing operational heavy vehicle hotspots |
Sep 2002 |
Sep 2002 |
Completed |
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Review project charter and clarify responsibilities |
Sep 2002 |
Dec 2002 |
Completed |
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Develop a prioritised list of both planning and operational hotspots |
Dec 2002 |
Mar 2003 |
Completed |
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Assign responsibility for hotspot management between DPI and Main Roads WA |
Dec 2002 |
Mar 2003 |
Completed |
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Develop operational and infrastructure solutions |
Dec 2002 |
Ongoing |
Ongoing |
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Develop recommendations for solving each problem |
Mar 2003 |
Ongoing |
Ongoing |
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Ministerial approval
Allocation of funds
Implementation of solutions |
Major works identified will be considered in Main Roads WA's annual budget process, while others will be dealt with through minor works programs undertaken on a regional basis |
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Traffic signals: coordination |
Start |
End |
Status |
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Audit SCATS operation on coordinated routes |
Sep 2002 |
Dec 2002 |
Completed |
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Prepare report on traffic signal coordination for Implementation Committee, including local impacts and possible initiatives |
Mar 2003 |
Jun 2003 |
Completed |
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Report to the Implementation Committee |
Oct 2003 |
Mar 2004 |
Completed |
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Traffic signals: advance detection |
Start |
End |
Status |
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Research uses of Traffic Signal Advance Detection outside of WA |
Dec 2002 |
Mar 2002 |
Completed |
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Report on findings, including feasibility, impacts and costs |
Mar 2003 |
Jun 2003 |
Completed |
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Finalise report for the Implementation Committee |
Sep 2003 |
Mar 2004 |
Completed |
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