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Western Australian ring road
| Menang Drive Western Australia | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 16.6 km (10 mi) |
| Opened | 2007 (first section) 2024 (entire road) |
| Route number(s) | State Route 103 |
| Major junctions | |
| Northeast end |  Chester Pass Road (National Route 1) King River |
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| South end | Princess Royal Drive Mount Melville |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Willyung, McKail, Gledhow, Mount Elphinstone |
Menang Drive, also known as the Albany Ring Road, is a 16.6-kilometre-long (10.3 mi) expressway-standard ring road which frames the northern and western suburbs of the city of Albany in Western Australia.
The road provides an uninterrupted free-flowing heavy haulage route from Chester Pass Road in the northeast to Princess Royal Drive and the Port of Albany in the south, in the process connecting the four major access roads that exit to the north and west of the city.
History
Planning for the what was then known as the Albany Ring Road commenced in 1997, however it was not until 24 February 2006 when the then Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, Alannah MacTiernan, announced $10.4 million in funding was awarded for the funding of Stage One.
Stage One
Stage One, which consisted of the section connecting Chester Pass Road to Albany Highway, commenced construction after an opening ceremony was held on 28 March 2006 Construction of the 6.5 km section took 13 months to complete and was opened on 27 April 2007. At the same time the road was renamed Menang Drive, which loosely translates to "southerners" and was named in tribute to the Mineng indigenous group that inhabited the area.
Stages Two & Three
In 2012, $1 million in joint funding between the state and federal governments was made available for the planning and detailing of Menang Drive down to the Port of Albany. This work was undertaken between 2012 and 2015
See also
- Mandurah Road - a partial ring road constructed around the city of Mandurah.
- Robertson Drive and Wilman Wadandi Highway, the inner and outer Ring Roads that bypass the city of Bunbury.
References
- "Albany Ring Road" (PDF). Main Roads WA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- MacTiernan, Alannah. "$10.4million contract awarded for Albany Ring Road stage one". Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- "Stage one of ring road begins". ABC News Australia. 29 March 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- "Stage one of Albany Ring Road opens to traffic - with a new name". Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- Peake, Grant. "A Meeting of Two Worlds". Albany Historical Society. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- Buswell, Troy. "Funding for Albany Ring Road planning". Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
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