MAIN ROADS WESTERN AUSTRALIA PROJECT OVERVIEW NOVEMBER 2016 Whiteman Yanchep Highway Gnangara Road to Neaves Road ALIGNMENT DEFINITION STUDY An Alignment Definition Study is being undertaken to identify and protect the road reservation for a future Whiteman Yanchep Highway. Whiteman Yanchep Highway is a This proposed realignment supports the The Perth Transport Plan for 3.5 Million proposed new north-south route in the Neaves Rutland Roads planning review, People and Beyond provides a long- North-West Corridor of Perth. currently being undertaken by the term guide for the strategic development Department of Planning. of a sustainable transport network into The proposed highway is intended to the future. Whiteman Yanchep Highway ease traffic pressure on Wanneroo Road In consultation with key stakeholders, has been included in this plan to and Mitchell Freeway in the future, due to we have also identified the opportunity improve connectivity between planned Perth’s forecasted population growth. to realign the proposed Elliot Road urban development and employment extension and minimise the impact on In preparation, it is necessary to protect centres and facilitate the efficient Bush Forever sites. This realignment is the required road reservation for a movement of regional freight and subject to further investigation as part northern extension of Tonkin Highway, commuter traffic into the future. of detailed planning work for the East towards a proposed interchange with Wanneroo Structure Plan area. Neaves Road, forecast to be required Current status by 2031. It is important to note that this is The Alignment Definition Study has a planning study only, and there is The proposed highway will eventually been conducted in close consultation currently no funding for construction. provide a strategic link to Mitchell with key stakeholders, including local Freeway in the Yanchep area by the time The proposed Whiteman Yanchep government, and is nearing completion. Perth’s population reaches 3.5 million. Highway road reservation is shown It has included transport modelling and overleaf. traffic analysis, preparation of a planning The road reservation may also facilitate design concept, environmental and future public transport development as noise impact assessments. it will include space for heavy rail in the Project rationale and background median. A 2009 review of the North-West Corridor, undertaken by the former Department of Next steps Planning for the section between Tonkin Planning and Infrastructure, identified that Community consultation is the final Highway and Gnangara Road has been the parallel routes of Wanneroo Road and stage of the study. Once this is completed as part of the NorthLink WA Mitchell Freeway have insufficient capacity completed, a proposal will be submitted project. to service planned future development in to the Western Australian Planning To support this intended highway, the area. Commission seeking an amendment to the Metropolitan Region Scheme a realignment of Neaves Road is Previously known as the East Wanneroo proposed to connect into Whiteman (MRS). This will ensure the required road North-South Route, the proposed reservation for the proposed Whiteman Yanchep Highway at an extension of Whiteman Yanchep Highway runs to Flynn Drive. This will separate local and Yanchep Highway is protected, providing the east of the area covered by the East certainty for landowners. regional traffic, eliminating the need Wanneroo Structure Plan. to widen the existing Neaves Road The preferred corridor has been The MRS amendment will be advertised reservation or provide alternative access endorsed by the Western Australian and will include a public comment period. arrangements. Planning Commission. Planning north of Neaves Road 0 0.25 0.5 1Kilometers subject to further investigation d ´ by Main Roads R es av Proposed future Access to Neaves Road Ne 4 way intersection Realignment subject to For Neaves Road Flynn Dr further investigation planning refer to Proposed future Department of Planning interchange Access to Flynn Drive Extension subject to further investigation Existing Neaves Road proposed to be cul de saced Existing Neaves Road proposed to be cul de saced Ra nch Rd Proposed future interchange W h i te m a n Y a n c Proposed future h e Principal Shared Path p H t on west side of highway w e s y s u o R - n i l d k n R a r F - e y r r o a n d e n L u o B - s d n i R k w a H - y e n d y East Wanneroo Structure S Planning subject to further detailed work by others Proposed future d interchange R Elliot Rd p u r e o g o d r a e d n B R n Proposed realignment a W of Elliot Road subject Details shown on this plan are preliminary to further planning only and subject to change. Stage by others construction and ultimate development may differ from details shown. Legend Whiteman Yanchep Highway Planning Design Concept Principle Shared Path Recommended Road Reservation W Structures a Rnoad Network O n c e R e Proposed future Netr work Type a o ee n o f R interchange R Existing Primary Regional Roads d d Gnangara Rd Existing Local Roads W Ea xisting Other Regional Roads n n For planning south of Proe posed East Wanneroo Structure Plan Road Network r Gnangara Road refer to o Propo osed Elliot Rd Realignment R NorthLink WA Propod sed Whiteman Yanchep Highway (outside current study) Proposed Whiteman Yanchep Highway route WANT MORE INFORMATION? For more information please contact us: Phone: 138 138 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mainroads.wa.gov.au.