Northbound upgrades on the Kwinana Freeway are on the way with the State Government now seeking expressions of interest for three major freeway upgrades.
The following projects are part of the $2.3 billion package of road and rail projects announced in May.
Kwinana Freeway northbound widening - Russell Road to Roe Highway;
Kwinana Freeway northbound Smart Freeway upgrade - Farrington Road to Narrows Bridge; and
Mitchell Freeway southbound widening - Cedric Street to Vincent Street.
The two Kwinana Freeway upgrades will cover about 22 kilometres from Russell Road in Success to the Narrows Bridge in South Perth.
Perth's first Smart Freeway on the Kwinana Freeway will create an additional lane from the Canning Highway to the Narrows Bridge through the use of smart technology.
The project will be complemented with ramp signals at Farrington Road, South Street, Leach Highway and Cranford Avenue to balance the flow of traffic onto the freeway.
The technology components of this project will work together to deliver journey time improvements for road users on the Kwinana Freeway as far south as Roe Highway.
Construction is expected to start in late 2018 with an aimed completion of late 2019 or early 2020.
Meanwhile, the Kwinana Freeway will be widened from two to three lanes between Russell Road and Roe Highway, with construction due to start in mid-2018, and completion around mid-2019.
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti said the Smart Freeways project will be the first of its kind in Western Australia and will use technology that has proven successful around the world in managing congestion, improving safety and getting the most out of existing infrastructure.
"Significant growth in traffic volumes over recent years has resulted in congestion and flow breakdown on the Kwinana Freeway northbound.
"Both Kwinana Freeway projects will work together to enable traffic to move more effectively through this critical part of the metropolitan road network."
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