Kwinana Freeway Pedestrian and Cyclist Path

Local company Georgiou has been awarded the construction contract with work expected to start in March.

Early activities will focus on construction of the Cranford Avenue underpass, requiring speed reductions on Cranford Avenue and occasional weekend closures. Service relocations along Selway Road have also commenced.

Cyclists and pedestrians will be detoured via Bateman Road when construction activities are underway. 

General work hours will be Monday to Friday from 7am to 5pm and occasionally on weekends. Some noise should be expected, especially during pile-driving works.

• Closed from Thursday 22 April to mid-November 2021
• Detour via Mount Henry Reserve footbridge over the freeway, Beamish Avenue and Regent Way, joining back up with Cranford Avenue on the western side of the freeway.
• Cyclists and pedestrians may also opt to use Shirley Avenue for local access.

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• Eliminate conflict between traffic and path users
• Cater for cyclists and pedestrians of all ages and abilities
• Create local path connections
• Improve safety

Majority of vegetation adjacent to the eastern kerb on Selway Road can be retained, maintaining amenity for residents. Specialist construction equipment has been sourced to enable us to conduct much of the construction activity within the freeway road reserve, and limit the clearing required.

Where suitable, vegetation cleared for the project will be mulched and reused on site by the City of Melville, which is funded to undertake re-planting at the conclusion of the project.

The new amenity wall to be built on the western side of the new path will provide Selway Road residents with improved screening from freeway traffic. We are investigating options to paint the new amenity wall to blend in with the surrounding landscape. It will also be finished with an anti-graffiti coating.

Media Statements 

Record WA cycing investment continues with latest grants round - 22 January 2021

Project updates

• Project Update - January 2021 - PDF (1.80 MB)

Funding

This $16 million project has been funded through the Department of Transport’s PSP Expansion Program. The State Government has invested $220 million in cycling infrastructure.