What's happening
Carrabin to Moorine Rock
Road reconstruction, widening and sealing has commenced:
- 4.4 km between Carrabin and Bodallin
- 4.6 km between Nulla Nulla South Road and approximately 700m west of Liddel Road (west of Moorine Rock) and
- 2.4 km between Liddell Road and Granich Road (west of Moorine Rock).
Upgrades to the intersections of Smyth Road, Nulla Nulla North Road, Bin Road and Granich Road will also be undertaken, along with the installation of new safety barriers, kerbs, signs, audible edge lines and wide centre line road markings.
El Caballo to Swamp Road (East of Bakers Hill)
Planning is underway for a second stage of upgrades between El Caballo and Swamp Road (west of Bakers Hill). Work includes:
- New east and westbound overtaking lanes between Chedaring Road and Hawke Avenue
- Extension of the current eastbound overtaking lane between Coates Road and Oyston Road
- Widening to a 12metre seal and new road surface
- Intersection improvements including turning pockets
- Lowering of Great Eastern Highway at Coates Road to improve sight lines
- Installation of one-metre-wide centreline treatments, with audible edge and centre lines.
- Improvements to drainage and property access.
Southern Cross to Ghooli
In the Goldfields-Esperance region, construction and sealing of 22km between Southern Cross and Ghooli is now complete.
Improve
access
Safer
overtaking opportunities
Reduce
maintenance costs