MAIN ROADS OCTOBER 2019

Armadale Road to North Lake Road Bridge Project Update

Construction of the $237 million Armadale Road to North Lake Road Bridge project, which is jointly funded by Australian ($189.6 million) and West Australian ($47.4 million) governments, will begin in late 2019 following the award of a contract for the delivery of the works. The Armadale Access Alliance – distributor roads on both sides of the Project status a consortium comprising Laing from Berrigan Drive Since the formation of the Armadale O’Rourke and BG&E in partnership with to Armadale Road, enabling safer and Access Alliance in July 2019, our Main Roads will design and construct more efficient merging conditions. primary focus has been on the the project following a competitive • Additional lanes and turning capacity detailed design of the project. tendering process in early 2019. added to the intersection of Armadale Road and Ghostgum Avenue to As part of this process, we have been The project will see: support ongoing residential growth in able to make design refinements • Construction of a new bridge over the suburbs of Calleya and Treeby. that have reduced the height of the Kwinana Freeway connecting section of Armadale Road passing Upon completion, the project will Armadale Road and North Lake over Tapper Road by approximately enable road users to bypass the Road. two metres. This change should Cockburn Gateway shopping centre, • Armadale Road upgraded from lessen the visual impact of the project addressing congestion at the Kwinana Tapper Road to Kwinana Freeway, for residents in the north-eastern Freeway, Armadale Road and Beeliar passing over the intersection of pocket of Atwell. Detailed design is Drive interchange, ’s fifth busiest Tapper Road with a new bridge, and currently at 85% and will be finalised intersection. under the intersection of Solomon in the coming months. Road via a trench structure. For users of public transport, the Local residents may have also • Local roads reconfigured with project will improve access to and noticed some site investigation two new roundabouts to maintain from Cockburn Central Train Station by activities along the road alignment. connectivity. alleviating heavy congestion around the These low-level, unobtrusive works • New north facing on/off ramps station car park during peak times. are required to confirm the location connecting to the new bridge over of underground services. Kwinana Freeway and collector- Additional early works will take place on site in October and November as we prepare to start construction at the end of the year. Expected Project Timeframe

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Contract Early Detailed Construction Project awarded works design starts Completion nalised Bridge between Armadale Armadale Road and Ghostgum 1 Road and North Lake Road 7 Avenue Intersection Upgrade The bridge will be dual carriageway Upgraded intersection at the Armadale and also allow cyclist and pedestrian Road and Ghostgum Avenue access across Kwinana Freeway. intersection to improve traffic flow. The new bridge will remove freeway traffic from Beeliar Drive, allowing local traffic to move more efficiently. 1 Bridge etween Armadale Road and North Upgraded intersection at Grade separated roundabout Grade separated roundabout ake Road with two lanes in each direction 8 North Lake Road and 2 with Armadale Road passing 3 with Armadale Road passing under Solomon Road Midgegooroo Avenue over Tapper Road rade separated roundaout at Armadale The trench structure will enable traffic The roundabout improves access to 2 R to free flow through the area and is the local businesses, Atwell, Armadale and Road and olomon Road first of its kind in WA. surrounding suburbs. 3 rade separated roundaout at the D intersection of Armadale RoadTapper Road and erde rie 4 New north facing onoff ramps to winana Freeway 5 Improed access to and from Cockurn Central train station car park

6 Reduced congestion at Beeliar rie and winana Freeway Intersection

7 Armadale Road and hostgum Aenue New ramps for northern Intersection pgrade 4 access to and from the Kwinana Freeway 8 pgraded intersection at North ake Road and Midgegooroo Aenue

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Reduced congestion at Improved access to and from 6 Armadale Road, Beeliar Drive 5 Cockburn Central car park and Kwinana Freeway The existing commuter car park will be intersection reconfigured to utilise the area more efficiently and enable easier access. Working with the community • Met with the and Future publications will include an update We continue to work closely with other key stakeholders regarding on the project schedule and significant the local community and road users, other works in the area milestones leading up to an estimated including local businesses and residents • Participated in our first public project completion of late-2021. close to the worksite. Since contract information session in partnership MORE INFORMATION award, we have: with METRONET. • Undertaken introductory door knocks As works get underway, we will If you have any questions of with Atwell residents and more than maintain regular contact with the local concerns, or would like to register 50 Jandakot businesses community to share information about for email updates, please email • Held our first Construction Reference the construction program. Advanced [email protected] Group meeting, which builds on the notification will be provided for traffic or call 138 138. For more work of the Community Reference changes, as well as ongoing information information, see http://project. and updates about project progression. Group, formed during project mainroads.wa.gov/home/ development

An artist’s impression of the Armadale Road and Solomon Road intersection

Community input shapes the design of Armadale Road intersections The configuration of the Armadale Road The selected concept for this offer a choice of configurations at the and Solomon Road intersection has intersection, with Armadale Road intersection of Armadale Road and resulted from extensive community passing beneath Solomon Road, will Tapper Road, but following feedback engagement in 2018 and early 2019, minimise noise and amenity impacts on from the community, the Armadale which included information sessions, residents in the northern part of Atwell. Access Alliance has lowered the profile stakeholder meetings, as well as an of the bridge by approximately two Due to the presence of the Jandakot online survey and animation. In excess of metres to reduce the visual impact in Water Mound, we were unable to 500 people contributed to the process. that location.