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Kwinana Freeway Western Australia
Map of Perth and surrounds, with Kwinana Freeway highlighted in red
General information
Type	Freeway
Length	72 km (45 mi)
Opened	1970s
Maintained by	Main Roads Western Australia
Route number(s)	State Route 2 (All sections) National Route 1 (Como – Brentwood)
Major junctions
North end	Mitchell Freeway (State Route 2)
	Canning Highway (National Route 1 / State Route 6) Leach Highway (National Route 1 / State Route 7) Roe Highway (State Route 3) Mandjoogoordap Drive (State Route 19)
South end	Forrest Highway (State Route 2)
Location(s)
Major suburbs / towns	Perth, South Perth, Como, Bull Creek, Murdoch, Cockburn Central, Baldivis, Karnup, Mandurah, Barragup
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Western Australia

Kwinana Freeway is a 72-kilometre (45 mi) freeway in and beyond the southern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking central Perth with Mandurah and the Peel region. It is the central section of State Route 2, which continues north as Mitchell Freeway to Joondalup, and south as Forrest Highway towards Bunbury. A 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) section between Canning Highway and Leach Highway is also part of National Route 1. Along its length are interchanges with several major roads, including Roe Highway and Mandjoogoordap Drive. The northern terminus of the Kwinana Freeway is at the Narrows Bridge, which crosses the Swan River, and the southern terminus is at Pinjarra Road, east of Mandurah.

Planning for the route began in the 1950s, and the first segment in South Perth was constructed between 1956 and 1959. The Kwinana Freeway has been progressively widened and extended south since then, and now reaches beyond the boundary of the Perth Metropolitan Region. The freeway has been adapted to cater for public transport, with the introduction of bus priority measures in 1987, and the opening of the Mandurah railway line, constructed in the freeway median strip, in 2007.

Route description

The Kwinana Freeway is the central section of State Route 2. It commences at the northern end of the Narrows Bridge, Perth, continuing south from the Mitchell Freeway, and terminates at the Pinjarra Road interchange at Barragup, where it then transitions to Forrest Highway. All intersections with the freeway are via grade separated interchange ramps. The speed limit is 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) north of Safety Bay Road and 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph) to the south. From Perth to Mill Point Road, the freeway has five lanes northbound and six lanes southbound. This includes a bus lane in each direction, except on the Narrows Bridge, which only has a southbound bus lane. South of Mill Point Road to Roe Highway the freeway has three lanes in each direction, without any bus lanes except for bus only ramps at the Canning Bridge interchange. Beyond Roe Highway the freeway has two lanes in each direction. The median strip of the freeway north of The Spectacles also houses the Mandurah railway line, with all the line's stations north of and including Cockburn Central also built on the strip. Additionally, a shared pedestrian and bicycle path is built alongside the freeway.

Swan and Canning Rivers

The Kwinana Freeway begins at the Narrows Bridge, and travels south from The Narrows alongside the Swan and Canning Rivers. South of the bridge is a northbound exit to Mill Point Road, whilst the southbound exit and both entrance ramps to the freeway are located a further 600 metres (2,000 ft) south. To the east of the freeway are residential homes in South Perth and Como, as well as the Royal Perth Golf Club. There is a southbound exit to South Terrace which provides access to the local areas. Public access to the foreshore is available via footbridges that cross the freeway.

The first major interchange is with Canning Highway. National Route 1 is allocated to Canning Highway to the east, and the Kwinana Freeway to the south of the interchange. The interchange is a diamond interchange which includes additional bus only ramps connecting to the median lanes of the freeway. The Canning Bridge bus and railway transfer station is located at the interchange. A partial Y interchange with Manning Road, consisting of a northbound entrance ramp and southbound exit ramp, is located 400 metres (1,300 ft) south of Canning Highway. These ramps merge with the ramps on the south side of the Canning Highway interchange, allowing access between the highway and Manning Road. The Kwinana Freeway continues south, with the suburbs of Manning and Salter Point to the east, and Canning River to its west. The freeway passes by Aquinas College, 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of Manning Road, and reaches the Mount Henry Peninsula after another 600 metres (2,000 ft).

The 660-metre (2,170 ft) long Mount Henry Bridge carries the freeway across the Canning River, from Salter Point to Mount Pleasant. The freeway travels through the suburb for 450 metres (1,480 ft) to Cranford Avenue, a half diamond interchange with northbound entrance and southbound exit ramps. The Kwinana Freeway continues south for another 600 metres (2,000 ft) through Brentwood to Leach Highway.

Southern suburbs of Perth

Through the southern suburbs of Perth, the Kwinana Freeway travels south as the boundary between various suburbs. The Leach Highway interchange houses the Bull Creek train and bus interchange station, and the Murdoch Station is co-located with the South Street interchange, 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) further south. Halfway between these interchanges, Parry Avenue crosses the freeway via an overpass, connecting the suburbs of Bateman and Bull Creek. Beyond South Street, the land east of the Kwinana Freeway, in the suburb of Leeming, continues to be residential, whilst to the west the freeway passes by educational and health care facilities in Murdoch. Challenger TAFE, Murdoch University, St John of God Murdoch Hospital, and the future Fiona Stanley Hospital are adjacent to the freeway, though there is no direct access. The next interchange, after 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi), is with Farrington Road, which marks the southern edge of Murdoch. This is a half-diamond interchange that only serves traffic travelling to or from areas further north.

A free-flowing trumpet interchange, 800 metres (2,600 ft) south of Farrington Road, connects the Kwinana Freeway to Roe Highway. The interchange is situated between four suburbs: Leeming, (north-east), North Lake (north-west), Bibra Lake, (south-west), and Jandakot. Roe Highway is part of State Route 3, Perth's ring route, and is a major controlled access link to Perth's north-east. There are plans to extend Roe Highway west to Hamilton Hill, which would necessitate upgrading the interchange. Following Roe Highway, the freeway continues its journey south, between the residential areas of South Lake and Jandakot. Houses east of the freeway surround the Glen Iris Public Golf Course. After 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) there is a diamond interchange with Berrigan Drive, after which the freeway passes lower density lots in Cockburn Central and the industrial section of Jandakot. The freeway reaches the next interchange after 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi), connecting with Armadale Road to the east and Beeliar Drive to the west. The Cockburn Central train station is located in the freeway median, 300 metres (980 ft) north of the interchange. The freeway continues travelling south through the developing outer metropolitan suburbs of Atwell and Aubin Grove, east of the freeway, and Success and Hammond Park, west of the freeway. Here it connects to Russell Road and Gibbs Road via a diamond interchange after 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi), and to Rowley Road after a further 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi).

South of Rowley Road

South of Rowley Road diamond interchange, development is sparse, except in Bertram, southwest of the Thomas Road interchange. The freeway progresses through swampy rural land for 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi), passing by Lake Balmanup in Wandi on its way to the diamond interchange at Anketell Road. The Kwinana Freeway continues south along the edge of Jandakot Regional Park, near to The Spectacles Wetlands, reaching Thomas Road after another 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi). The Mandurah rail line deviates out of the freeway median 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the interchange, thereafter travelling south-west towards Rockingham. From Thomas Road to the next interchange at Mortimer Road, 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) further south, the land to the west of the freeway in Bertram has been developed into a residential area. After the latter interchange, development again becomes sparse, as the freeway travels south near swamp lands and bodies of water, including Folly Pool and Maramanup Pool. The next interchanges are with Mundijong Road after 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi), Safety Bay Road after another 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi), and Karnup Road following a further 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi). There is a pocket of developing urban land near Safety Bay Road, south of the freeway.

South of Karnup Road, the following two interchanges are constructed as dogbone interchanges, with the intersections between ramps controlled by roundabouts instead of traffic lights. The Kwinana Freeway follows the Serpentine River southwards, with no interchanges for 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi). At this point, there is an interchange with Paganoni Road to the west and Vine Road to the east, although Vine Road is a minor road that terminates at the Serpentine River. After 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) the freeway leaves the Perth Metropolitan Region, and encounters the next interchange with Lymon Road and Mandjoogoordap Drive. Lymon Road provides access to Stake Hill, whilst Mandjoogoordap Drive is a controlled access route into Mandurah. Following this interchange, the freeway turns south-east, where it encounters a diamond interchange with Lakes Road after 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) ends at the Pinjarra Road folded diamond interchange in Ravenswood. The road, and State Route 2, continue south as Forrest Highway towards Bunbury.

History

The Kwinana Freeway began as a proposed controlled-access road to link the Narrows Bridge in Perth with the developing area of Kwinana. Planning began in 1954, after the concept had been announced by the Acting-Premier John Tonkin on 24 July 1953. The original route travelled through South Perth to Canning Highway, and included a new bridge over the Canning River. The planned route was later adjusted so that it crossed the river further south, due to the expected traffic volume, and difficulties in construction and traffic management at the existing Canning River Bridge.

In 1956 the State Government decided to construct the first section of the freeway, between the Narrows Bridge and Canning Highway. An extension was planned to be constructed seven years later. This first stage was built alongside the Swan River, on the edge of South Perth. Undeveloped land was used where possible, and the edge of the river was filled in at various points. Access to the river was maintained via five pedestrian bridges over the freeway, leading to existing and newly created recreational areas on the river foreshore. The termination of the Kwinana Freeway at Canning Highway meant that the highway would be part of the main link between Perth and Kwinana, along with the freeway and Stock Road. Therefore, Canning Highway was upgraded to a dual carriageway. The upgrade works included the construction of a new bridge across the Canning River, next to the existing bridge, built in 1938. This allowed for six lanes of traffic on Canning Highway. Construction of this stage was completed in 1959.

The first major work on the freeway after it opened was the construction of a new interchange in South Perth in the 1970s. The interchange included a complicated bridge design, which began at Judd Street, crossed over the freeway, and curved down to join the northbound carriageway. The $2.7 million interchange was opened on 13 December 1976 by the Minister for Works, Ray O'Connor. This was followed by a southern extension, which would be constructed alongside the environmentally sensitive area surrounding Canning River. Preparation work included an extensive study on the effects on the environment and community, the most detailed to be undertaken in Western Australia thus far. The extension was then approved by the State Government in 1974, and by the Federal Government in 1975.

As part of the extension project, construction began in 1976 on the Canning Interchange at Canning Highway. This interchange included a flyover bridge from Manning Road, which utilised a curved design similar to the South Perth Interchange bridge. The Canning Interchange opened on 19 July 1979. Construction works south of the interchange began in 1979. The freeway was initially planned to terminate at Leach Highway, but was extended as far as South Street, at the request of the Melville City Council. The council wanted the extra length of freeway to alleviate congestion on its local roads, and contributed $600,000 to expedite the construction. This stage included construction of the Mount Henry Bridge across the Canning River. As of 1997, it is Western Australia's longest bridge, at a length of 660 metres (720 yd). The 6.5-kilometre (4.0 mi), $35.8 million extension was opened on 9 May 1982 by Ray O'Connor, then Premier of Western Australia. Additional works undertaken to prepare for the opening included widening the existing stretch of freeway to three lanes in each direction, and reconfiguring the Narrows Bridge to include an additional central lane, reversible during peak traffic flows.

The next extension to the Kwinana Freway was completed in two stages. The first was a 7.1-kilometre (4.4 mi) extension to Forrest Road, which opened on 12 December 1991, at a cost of $36.7 million. Subsequently, the freeway was extended a further 11.7-kilometre (7.3 mi) to Thomas Road. This $31 million section had three at-grade traffic light controlled intersections, which were designed to be replaced by grade separated interchanges. This was done to avoid delaying the extension, as the $30 million cost for interchanges was considered prohibitively expensive. The extension opened on 11 September 1994; the Town of Kwinana contributed $1 million, per an agreement on completing the freeway prior to 1995. Another 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) long extension to Safety Bay Road in Baldivis was opened on 23 June 2001 by Premier Geoff Gallop. This project also included grade separation of the existing at-grade intersections. The Kwinana Freeway Bus Transitway was completed soon afterwards, in February 2002.

Construction of an extension to the freeway, initially known as the "New Perth Bunbury Highway", began in December 2006. The project consisted of a 32-kilometre (20 mi) freeway-standard extension to Pinjarra Road and the Murray River at South Yunderup, and a 38-kilometre (24 mi) highway-standard dual carriageway to Old Coast Road at Lake Clifton. The actual road names were not known until early 2009, when Transport Minister Simon O'Brien revealed that the section south of Pinjarra Road would be known as Forrest Highway, with the section to the north to become part of the Kwinana Freeway. The route bypasses Mandurah by taking traffic around the eastern side of the Peel-Harvey Estuary prior to joining the existing dual carriageway on Old Coast Road, reducing the journey time from Perth to Bunbury. The Kwinana Freeway extension and Forrest Highway were opened on 20 September 2009, with a ceremony held at the interchange between the freeway, highway, and Pinjarra Road. The roads were officially opened by Premier Colin Barnett, Senator Chris Evans, Transport Minister Simon O'Brien, Member for Canning Don Randall, and the previous Transport Minister Alannah MacTiernan.

Bus transitway

Dedicated bus lanes have existed on the Kwinana Freeway since the late 1980s, when a project was set up to decrease bus commuters' travel times into Perth from suburbs south of the Swan River. In 1987, Main Roads Western Australia and Transperth trialled a contraflow bus lane along the Kwinana Freeway, from the Canning Interchange to the Narrows Interchange. The lane operated between 7:00 am and 9:30 am, the period with the most traffic congestion on the freeway. After two months, the results were examined, and the agencies decided to build an additional bus lane on the northbound carriageway. The construction included bus only ramps at the beginning and end of the lane. The works were mainly funded by Transperth, which contributed $8.22 million out of the $10.23 million total cost. The remaining $2.01 million was provided by Main Roads Western Australia. The bus lane opened on 20 November 1989, and received an Institute of Engineers award for engineering excellence.

In 1999, the state government announced that a two way bus transitway would be built in the Kwinana Freeway median, to link Perth's Esplanade Busport with the Murdoch station at South Street. Construction of the first stage, between the Narrows Interchange and Canning Interchange, began in September 2000, and was completed in February 2002. The bus transitway was replaced by the Mandurah railway line, constructed in the freeway median between May 2004 and December 2007. After rail services commenced, most freeway bus services ceased; however, dedicated ramps and short priority lanes remain for bus services between Canning Highway and Perth.

2005 flooding

During the afternoon on 13 May 2005, a water pipe burst near the southbound Mill Point Road entrance ramp in South Perth, releasing 7 megalitres (250,000 cu ft) of water and 60 tonnes (59 long tons; 66 short tons) of sand. This caused widespread flooding in the area, submerged the southbound lanes of the freeway, and collapsed the ramp. There was traffic gridlock in the city and much of the metropolitan area, lasting throughout the afternoon and into the night. Repairs to the entrance ramp took more than a week to be completed.

Future works

In March 2011, it was announced that the Kwinana Freeway between Leach Highway and Roe Highway would be widened from two to three lanes in each direction. The $58 million project was brought forward to ease increased congestion on this part of the freeway. Construction began in July 2011, with completion scheduled for May 2012. The new southbound lane opened on 1 June 2012. On 20 December 2012 the State Transport Minister Troy Buswell, with Federal MP Gary Gray and State MLA for Riverton Mike Nahan, officially opened the northbound lane. Additional construction works to be finalised before the project is completed include a pedestrian underpass at South Street, a new carpark and access road for Murdoch railway station, noise walls, and landscaping works.

There are preliminary plans for a southbound entrance ramp from the Manning Road interchange. The land requirements have been included on the Perth Metropolitan Region Scheme, however the project is not a State Government priority, and no funds have been allocated for its design or construction. The City of South Perth considers the ramp a "major priority" that would increase its road network connectivity, reduce traffic congestion, and improve commuter safety. In 2001, the City estimated the construction cost to be $1.77 million.

Interchanges

LGA	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Perth	Perth	0	0.0	Freeway terminus: continues north as Mitchell Freeway (State Route 2)
Perth, South Perth	Perth, South Perth	0– 0.4	0.0– 0.25	Narrows Bridge (over Swan River)
South Perth	South Perth	0.4	0.25	Mill Point Road  – South Perth	Northbound exit only
		1.3	0.81		Modified directional T interchange: no northbound exit
	Como, South Perth	3.1	1.9	South Terrace  – Como, Kensington, South Perth	Southbound exit only
	Como	5.6	3.5	Canning Highway (National Route 1 east / State Route 6)  – Como, Fremantle, Perth Airport	National Route 1 northern concurrency terminus: continues east; Additional "bus only" ramps to/from Perth; Southbound entrance and Manning Road exit ramps merge, requiring weaving
		6.0	3.7	Manning Road (State Route 26) – Manning	Partial Y interchange: northbound entrance and southbound exit only; Northbound entrance ramp connects to the freeway and Canning Highway; Access to Canning Bridge railway station
South Perth, Melville	Mount Pleasant, Salter Point	8.1– 8.8	5.0– 5.5	Mount Henry Bridge (over Canning River)
Melville	Brentwood, Mount Pleasant	9.2	5.7	Cranford Avenue  – Brentwood, Mount Pleasant	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
	Bateman, Brentwood, Bull Creek	9.8	6.1	Leach Highway (National Route 1 west / State Route 7)  – Kewdale, Fremantle, Perth Airport	National Route 1 southern concurrency terminus: continues west; Modified Parclo interchange: access to Bull Creek railway station
	Bateman, Bull Creek, Leeming, Murdoch	12.0	7.5	South Street (State Route 13) – Canning Vale, Fremantle, St John of God Hospital, Murdoch	Modified diamond interchange: northbound exit ramp looped; Access to Murdoch railway station
Melville, Cockburn	Leeming, Murdoch, North Lake	13.5	8.4	Farrington Road  – Leeming, North Lake, Jandakot Airport	Northbound entrance and southbound exit only
Cockburn	Bibra Lake, Jandakot, North Lake	14.3	8.9	Roe Highway (State Route 3) – Midland, Jandakot Airport, Perth Airport	Trumpet interchange
	Cockburn Central, Jandakot, South Lake	17.0	10.6	Berrigan Drive  – Jandakot, South Lake, Jandakot Airport
	Atwell, Cockburn Central, Jandakot, Success	19.1	11.9	Armadale Road (State Route 14) east / Beeliar Drive (State Route 14) west Armadale, Yangebup, Jandakot	Access to Cockburn Central railway station
	Atwell, Aubin Grove, Hammond Park, Success	22.4	13.9	Gibbs Road east / Russell Road west  – Forrestdale, Henderson
Cockburn, Kwinana	Aubin Grove, Hammond Park, Mandogalup, Wandi	25.0	15.5	Rowley Road  – Oakford, Wattleup
Kwinana	Anketell, Mandogalup, The Spectacles, Wandi	28.4	17.6	Anketell Road  – Oakford, Kwinana industrial area
	Anketell, Bertram, Casuarina, The Spectacles	30.8	19.1	Thomas Road (State Route 21) – Byford, Kwinana Town Centre, Rockingham
	Bertram, Casuarina, Wellard	33.5	20.8	Mortimer Road  – Kwinana Town Centre, Casuarina, Wellard
Rockingham	Baldivis	38.2	23.7	Mundijong Road (State Route 22) – Mundijong, Rockingham
		42.1	26.2	Safety Bay Road (State Route 18) west / Folly Road east  – Rockingham, Baldivis
		47.3	29.4	Karnup Road Karnup, Serpentine
	Karnup, Keralup	54.6	33.9	Paganoni Road west / Vine Road east  – Mandurah via Mandurah Road (National Route 1), Golden Bay	Dogbone interchange; Vine Road is currently a no through road
Murray	Lakelands, Parklands	59.6	37.0	Mandjoogoordap Drive (State Route 19) west / Lymon Road east  – Mandurah, Stake Hill	Dogbone interchange
	Stake Hill	63.4– 63.5	39.4– 39.5	Serpentine River bridge
		64.2	39.9	Lakes Road  – Mandurah, North Dandalup
	Nambeelup	66.7– 66.8	41.4– 41.5	Nambeelup Brook bridge
	Ravenswood	71.8	44.6	Pinjarra Road  – Mandurah, Pinjarra	Folded diamond interchange; Freeway terminus: continues south as Forrest Highway (State Route 2)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Freeways in Australia
• Freeways in Western Australia
• List of major roads in Perth, Western Australia
• Mitchell Freeway

Notes

1. Forrest Road has been renamed Armadale Road east of the freeway, and Beeliar Drive and North Lake Road west of the freeway.

References

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External links

• Main Roads Western Australia
• State Library of Western Australia Pictorial collection of historical Kwinana Freeway photographs

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Freeways	Graham Farmer Freeway Kwinana Freeway Mitchell Freeway
Highways	Albany Highway Brookton Highway Canning Highway Great Eastern Highway (Bypass) Great Northern Highway Leach Highway Reid Highway Roe Highway South Western Highway Stirling Highway Tonkin Highway West Coast Highway
Bridges	Barrack Street Bridge Bayswater Subway Boorloo Bridge Canning Bridge The Causeway Fremantle Traffic Bridge Garratt Road Bridge Horseshoe Bridge Matagarup Bridge Mooro-Beeloo Bridge Mount Henry Bridge Narrows Bridge Riverton Bridge Seventh Avenue Bridge Stirling Bridge The Kids' Bridge Windan Bridge
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Bridges	Mandurah Estuary Bridge Old Mandurah Bridge Port Bouvard Bridge Windich Bridge

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Metropolitan highways	Albany Highway Brookton Highway Canning Highway Great Eastern Highway (Bypass) Great Northern Highway Leach Highway Reid Highway Roe Highway South Western Highway Stirling Highway Tonkin Highway West Coast Highway
Highways and major roads	Albany Highway Brand Highway Brockman Highway Brookton Highway Bussell Highway Coalfields Road Coolgardie–Esperance Highway Dampier Highway Derby Highway Eyre Highway Forrest Highway Geraldton–Mount Magnet Road Goldfields Highway Great Eastern Highway Great Northern Highway Great Southern Highway Indian Ocean Drive Mandjoogoordap Drive Manuwarra Red Dog Highway Menang Drive Muir Highway North West Coastal Highway Old Coast Road Robertson Drive South Coast Highway South Western Highway Vasse Highway Victoria Highway Wilman Wadandi Highway
Outback tracks	Anne Beadell Highway Buntine Highway Canning Stock Route Cape Leveque Road Connie Sue Highway Duncan Road Gary Highway Gary Junction Road Gibb River Road Great Central Road Gunbarrel Highway Kalumburu Road Sandy Blight Junction Road Talawana Track Tanami Road
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National Highways	1 94 95
National Routes	1 Alt 94
State Routes	2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 30 Alt 30 31 36 40 41 50 51 52 53 55 56 60 61 64 65 66 71 72 75 76 77 78 81 82 83 84 85 87 101 102 103 104 107 115 116 120 123 132 136 138 139 142 150 151 152 154 155
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