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High Street Upgrade STIRLING TO CARRINGTON STREET,

The proposed $118 million High Street Upgrade from Carrington Street to project, jointly funded by the Australian (73.6 million) and State ($44.4 million) governments, is part of the road and rail infrastructure package to improve ’s transport network.

About the Project • a wide median to separate traffic and The initial concept planned for the preserve a number of mature trees; Key Dates upgrade of High Street, presented to and the community in 2013, is no longer the • a single lane service road for Note the following dates are preferred option. residents north of High Street. subject to change A new draft concept has been Main Roads WA is working closely developed that takes into consideration with the on the Concept design phase previous feedback from local residents development of the draft concept plan June to November 2018. and to assist in addressing local access and stakeholders as well as recent Late 2018/early 2019: form consultations with the City of Fremantle. issues. Construction Reference Group The current layout of High Street – from Why is this project needed? Carrington Street to the Stirling Highway Tender phase intersection, provides direct access to Currently High Street between several local roads and driveways which Stirling Highway and Carrington The tender will be issued results in stop-start conditions and Street is experiencing significant in October 2018 with the heightened safety risks. This results in traffic congestion impacting on traffic contract award expected to congestion and unpredictable journey efficiencies and safety. be mid-2019. times to and from Fremantle Port. There is also a high crash rate along the The objective of the new draft concept route which needs to be addressed. Construction commences design is to improve safety and the Early construction works general flow of traffic for all road users What about the long term? anticipated to begin second travelling into and out of Fremantle. In the longer term, the State Government’s Westport Strategy will half of 2019. Key features outline a vision to guide the planning, The proposed plan include: development and growth of both the Inner Harbour at Fremantle and the • construction of a at the Outer Harbour at Kwinana. intersection of High Street and Stirling Highway; You can have your say on this strategy by visiting www.transport.wa.gov.au/ westport What is the safety concern? Over the five year period from 2013- Community consultation 2017, approximately 450 crashes occurred within the project area with We invited feedback from the local community, businesses, 74 per cent being rear end crashes road users and industry on the High Street Upgrade draft and 11 per cent right angle or right turn concept plan. In a six week consultation program in April/ crashes. May the key themes from consultation were: Will Main Roads be acquiring • How will we address connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists? houses for this project? • Will the proposed roundabout efficiently manage traffic from all three directions? The draft concept only impacts houses already owned by State Government. • What changes will local residents have to make to access the upgraded Once the project scope is finalised, road? the future of these houses will be • How will historic issues with parking at Fremantle Netball Association be determined – although it is likely these addressed? houses will need to be demolished. • How will noise from heavy vehicle traffic be addressed? • A summary of consultation is available on our website. How large is the roundabout at This feedback will now be used to help refine our final concept and scope of the corner of Stirling Highway works designed to deliver improvements to pedestrian and road safety, freight and High Street? efficiency and the general flow of traffic for all road users travelling in and out of At this stage, around 60 metres Fremantle. in diameter, similar in size to the exit off . The final size and lane configurations will be determined as part How many trees are being Are pedestrian facilities being of further development and design. removed? considered? How will environmental issues The plan is to minimise tree removal. As a result of cummunity feedback, Creating the wide median will have pedestrian crossing facilities are being be managed? some impact on the existing public golf investigated for High Street and Stirling An assessment is being undertaken as course fairway but the new roadway Highway. part of this project. The concept tries to will preserve a number of mature trees limit the impact on trees by separating identified in earlier consultations as the carriageways to preserve as many highly significant to the community. trees as possible. Other issues such as noise will be further investigated during the design process.

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