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Armadale Road to North Lake Road Bridge
Armadale Road Upgrade - Tapper Road to Anstey Road
Charles Street Bus Bridge and Busway
Fremantle Traffic Bridge
Garratt Road Bridge
Great Eastern Highway Roadworks - Forrestfield-Airport Link
Great Eastern Highway Safety Upgrade
Karel Avenue Upgrade
Kwinana Freeway Northbound Widening - Russell Road to Roe Highway
Kwinana Freeway Southbound On-ramp from Manning Road
Mitchell Freeway Extension
Archived Publications - Burns Beach Road to Hester Avenue
Mitchell Freeway southbound widening - Cedric Street to Vincent Street
Murdoch Drive Connection
New Lord Street
Nicholson Road (Bridge) Over Rail
NorthLink WA
Old Mandurah Traffic Bridge Replacement
Perth Stadium - Swan River Pedestrian Bridge
Perth Stadium - Victoria Park Drive Modifications
Reid Highway Works
Reid Highway Duplication - Duffy Road to Erindale Road
Reid Highway / Malaga Drive Interchange
Reid Highway Widening - Duffy Road to Marmion Avenue
Mitchell Freeway Northbound Widening - Erindale Road to Reid Highway
Reid Highway Widening - Altone Road to West Swan Road
Roe Highway Extension (Roe 8)
Roe Highway and Kalamunda Road Interchange
Smart Freeways - Kwinana northbound
Toodyay Road intersection upgrades
Wanneroo Road Widening
Wanneroo Road and Joondalup Drive Interchange
Wanneroo Road and Ocean Reef Road Interchange
Regional Projects
Avon Bridge Closure - Northam
Bow River Bridge
Bussell Highway Duplication
Coalfields Highway
Cape Leveque Road Notice
Bridge over Collie River
Collie Lake King - Gibbs Siding
Donnybrook-Boyup Brook Road - Charley Creek Road to Collie – Mumballup Road
Gibb River Road - Bungarun Road to Kimbolton Road
Goldfields Highway Upgrade
Great Eastern Highway Safety Upgrade, Bakers Hill
Great Northern Highway - Bell Street Road Train Assembly Area
Great Northern Highway
Muchea North
Bindoon Bypass
New Norcia Bypass
Walebing
Miling Bypass
Miling Straight
Pithara
Dalwallinu to Wubin
Margaret River Perimeter Road
Midlands Road Bridge Replacements
Moora Bridge
North West Coastal Highway Widening
Northam to Pithara Upgrades
Old Mandurah Bridge Replacement
Pinjarra Williams Road Improvement Project
South Coast Highway
South Western Highway - Pemberton turnoff to Walpole
South West Highway Upgrade
South Western Highway Realignment
Square Kilometre Array Access Roads
York Merredin Road Improvements
Minor Upgrades and Maintenance
Orrong Road Intersection Upgrades
Planning Projects
Albany Ring Road
Bunbury Outer Ring Road
Busselton Outer Bypass BOB
Dongara to Northampton Coastal Route
Geraldton North South Highway
Kojonup Freight Route - Corridor Alignment Selection Study
Tonkin Highway Extension Working Group
Toodyay Road Upgrade
Vasse Dunsborough Link
Whiteman Yanchep Highway - Gnangara Road to Neaves Road
Joint Initiatives
Street Art on Traffic Control Boxes
Completed Projects
2017
Albany Highway Upgrades
Arthur River Project
Ashton Avenue Bridge - Claremont
Graham Farmer Freeway / East Parade Upgrade
Grain Freight Improvement Program
Great Eastern Highway Intersection Improvements - Burswood Peninsula
Great Eastern Highway Passing Lanes - Southern Cross to Kalgoorlie
Kwinana Freeway / Forrest Highway
Marmion Avenue Intersection Upgrades
Narrogin Link Road
Roe Highway Upgrade (Tonkin Highway to Orrong Road)
Shelley Bridge - Leach Highway
South Western Highway - Donnybrook
Tonkin Highway and Kelvin Road Upgrade
2016
Brand Highway / Ackland Road Intersection Upgrade
Bussell Highway
Byford Bridge Replacement
East Street to Morrison Road - Cycle and Pedestrian Path
Fremantle Traffic and Rail Bridge Protection Works
Gateway WA - Perth Airport & Freight Access
Gateway WA - Additional Works
Great Northern Highway - Logue River Bridge
Guildford Road / Tonkin Highway Intersection Upgrade
Guildford Station to East Street crossing - Cycle and Pedestrian path
Haydn Bunton Bridge - Subiaco
Kwinana Freeway Barriers
Kwinana Freeway Southbound Widening Stage Two - Armadale Road to Russell Road
Marmion Avenue / Mullaloo Drive Intersection Upgrade
Mitchell Freeway - Additional lane from Charles Street to Market Street
Mitchell Freeway Barriers
Mitchell Freeway - Cedric Street to Karrinyup Road Dedicated Exit Lane
Morley Drive / Flinders Street Intersection Upgrade
Onslow Road Upgrade
Railway Parade to Guildford Bridge - Cycle and Pedestrian Path
Russell Road Upgrade
South Street / North Lake Road Intersection
Third Avenue Bridge
Tonkin Highway - Gosnells Road West Intersection Upgrade
Toodyay Road
Vasse Bypass
2015
Bunbury Port Access - Stage 2
Bunbury Port Entry Roundabout Upgrade (Estuary Drive)
Caves Road / Cape Naturaliste Road Roundabouts
Eelup Roundabout
Ennis Avenue-Port Kennedy Drive Intersection Upgrade, Port Kennedy
Great Eastern Highway - Bullabulling to Coolgardie
Great Northern Highway - Batty Bog Road to Walebing Upgrade
Great Northern Highway - Bindi Bindi to Lyons
Kwinana Freeway Southbound Widening Stage One - Roe Highway to Armadale Road
Lloyd Street Rail Corridor Grade Separation
North West Coastal Highway
Ravensthorpe Heavy Haulage Route
Shenton Park Station to Loch Street Station - Cycle and Pedestrian Path
Vittoria Road / Australind Bypass and Preston River Footbridge Works
Wubin-Mullewa Road Widening
2014
Albany Highway Seal Widening and part reconstruction - North Kojonup
Armadale Road - Warton Road intersection upgrade
Bassendean to Success Hill - Principal Shared Path
Carnarvon Flood Mitigation Works
Ennis Avenue Intersection Upgrades
Esperance Port Access Corridor
Goldfields Highway Upgrade
Great Northern Highway Realignment and Wallwork Road Bridge
Great Southern Highway - north of Cranbrook - Seal Widening and Shoulder Reconstruction
Greenough River Bridge and Brand Highway realignment
Kwinana Freeway Principal Shared Path
Mitchell Freeway Principal Shared Path
Murdoch Drive South Street Intersection Upgrade
Perth Darwin National Highway (Planning Study only)
Reid Highway - Lord Street Intersection Upgrade
2013
Bunbury Port Access - Stage 2
Carnarvon-Mullewa Road
Dampier Highway Duplication
Exmouth and Onslow
Fitzgerald River National Park Improvement
Gascoyne River Flood Reinstatement Works
Great Eastern Highway Upgrade (Belmont)
Hamersley Drive
Heavy Vehicle Facility Upgrades
Henty Brook Bridge Burekup Replacement
Kwinana Freeway Resurfacing
Kwinana Freeway Widening
Mesa A Mine Bridge
Mitchell Freeway Widening (City to Hutton Street) and Northbridge Tunnel Third Lane
FAQs
Mitchell Freeway Widening
Point Lewis Roundabout
Gibb River Road - El Questro
2012
Albany Highway Upgrade
Great Eastern Highway - Mundaring
Great Northern Highway - Big McPhee Bridge
Guildford Road Principal Shared Path (PSP)
Koombana Drive / Estuary Drive Intersection
Reid Highway Principal Shared Path (PSP)
Tonkin Highway - Morley Drive Intersection Upgrade
Great Eastern / Roe Highway Interchange
2011
Ardross Street / Canning Highway Intersection
Gibb River Road Mt Barnett
Great Northern Highway
Karrinyup Road/North Beach Road Upgrade
Morley Drive to McGilvray Avenue
Orrong Road Safety
Reid Highway Overpass
Reid Highway/Mirrabooka Avenue Overpass
2010 and earlier
Horseshoe Bridge Upgrade
Geraldton Southern Transport Corridor Stage 1
Geraldton Southern Transport Corridor Stage 2
Great Northern Highway - Muchea to Wubin
Great Northern Highway - Kimberley
Indian Ocean Drive
Mandurah Entrance Road
MetroRail Project
New Perth Bunbury Highway
Reid Highway Extension
Wanneroo Road Duplication
West Coast Highway
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Guide to Road Design
MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design - Part 1
MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design - Part 2
MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design - Part 3
MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design - Part 4
MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design - Part 4A
MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design - Part 4B
MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design - Part 4C
MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 5
MRWA-Supplement-to-Austroads-Guide-to-Road-Design---Part-5A
MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 5B
MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design - Part 6
MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design - Part 7
MRWA Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design - Part 8
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Guide to Design and Operation of High Wide Load Corridors
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Australian Standard - Guide Sign
Australian Standard - Warning Signs
Australian Standard and Main Roads Sign Development Test Site
Directional Signs Guidelines
Directional Signs - Sign Face Layout Design Guidelines
Guidelines for Direction Signs in the Perth Metropolitan Area
Guideline for Determination of Sight Distance for Direction Signs
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
1. Policy Statement - ITS
2. Managed Freeways Policy (Draft)
3. Managed Freeways Policy Discussion Paper
1. Application and Approval Guidelines - ITS
2. Managed Freeways Provision Guidelines (Draft)
3. Guidelines for Variable Message Signs
4. Operational Efficiency Audit Guidelines for Managed Freeways
5. Operational Efficiency Auditor Application and Guidance
1. Technical Guidelines (ITS)
2. Guidelines for Variable Message Sign Control
3. MRWA Supplement to VicRoads "Managed Freeways - Freeway Ramp Signals Handbook" November 2010
4. Managed Freeways Technical (Electrical & Electronic) Requirements
Glossary of Terms (ITS)
Intersection Control Selection
Roundabouts and Traffic Signals - Guidelines for the Selection of Intersection Control
Guidelines for the Analysis of Roundabout Metering Signals
Keep left, Keep right, Stop, Give Way and Divisional Marker Signs in WA
Local Area Traffic Management
Multi Message Signs
Pedestrian and Cycling Facilities
Traffic Warden Controlled Children's Crossing
Bicycle Directional Signs
Policy and Guidelines for KEEP CLEAR Pavement Marking
Policy for Special Signs
Truck Noise Advisory Signs
Stray Animal Signs
Smoke Hazards on Roads
Emergency Fuel Signage
Railway Crossing Control
Roadside Advertising
Signs Index
Category 1 - Sign Type
1.1 Regulatory Signs - Category 1
1.2 Warning Signs - Category 1
1.3 Guide Signs - Category 1
1.4 Temporary Signs - Category 1
1.5 Hazard Markers - Category 1
1.6 Service Signs - Category 1
1.7 Tourist Signs - Category 1
Category 2 - Sign Type
2.1 Regulatory Signs - Category 2
2.2 Warning Signs - Category 2
2.3 Guide Signs - Category 2
2.4 Temporary Signs - Category 2
2.5 Hazard Markers - Category 2
2.6 Service Signs - Category 2
2.7 Tourist Signs - Category 2
2.8 - Multi Message Signs - Category 2
Speed Zones
Policy and Application Guidelines for Speed Zoning
Part C: Technical Guidelines - Speed Zoning
Traffic Control Devices
Sign Structural Design
Signs Pavement Marking
Policy Responsibilities
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Pedestrian Signals
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Policy and Application for 'U-turn Permitted' Signs at Traffic Signal Controlled Intersections
Traffic Signal Drawings
As Constructed Drawings Guidelines
Temporary Traffic Management
Congestion Management at Roadworks
Roadside Items
Lighting
Lighting Design Guideline for Roadway and Public Space
Solar Powered LED Lighting Policy
Design and Installation of Roadside Help Phones
Emergency Stopping Bays
Part A: Policy Statement - Emergency Stopping Bays
Part B: Application and Approval Guidelines
Part C: Technical Guidelines - Emergency Stopping Bays
Revegetation and Landscaping
Design of Bollards/Grab Rails
Design of Fencing/Walls
Guide to the Design of Workzone Barriers
List of Approved Road Safety Barrier Systems
Stock Crossings
Currently selected
Part A: Policy Statement - Stock Crossings
Part B: Application and Approval Guidelines - Stock Crossings
Part C : Technical Guidelines - Stock Crossings
Design of Kerbing
Guidelines for Roadside Services
Technical Guidelines for Utility Provider Facilities
Telecommunication Towers, Antennae and Microwave
Clearances for Overhead Power Lines
Utility Providers Code of Practice for Western Australia
Guide to the Relocation or Protection of Services
Design of Fauna Underpasses
Design of Guide Posts
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Design Intensity-Frequency-Duration
The Rational Method
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Index Method
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Piped Systems
Guide to the Design of Drainage Basins
Subsoil Drainage
Subsoil Drainage - General Standards
Subsoil Drainage - Detailed Design
Subsoil Drainage - Maintenance Issues
Open Drains for Roads
General Standards and Applications
Design Procedure
Construction/Maintenance
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General Standards
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Culvert Installation
Floodways
Bridge Waterways
Overview of Hydrologic Procedures
Streamflow Based Methods
Overview of Hydraulic Procedures
Glossary of Technical Terms
Typical Project Processes
Barrier Line Marking
Commissioning, Decommissioning and Handover of Electrical Assets
Data, Model and String Naming
Design and Drawing Presentation
General Standards and Application
Electronic Data Standards
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Drawings Required for a Roadworks Contract
Typical Legends/Tables and Blocks
Examples of Road Design Drawings
Design Report Guideline
Design Review Guideline
List of Codes, Design Guides and Reference Materials
Standard Design Brief
Document Search by Keyword
Climate Change
Road and Traffic Engineering Contacts
Structures Engineering
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Asset Management
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Data, Model and String Naming Guideline
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