The Highway
The Mandurah Entrance Road (MER) will provide a safe and efficient link between Mandurah and the Kwinana Freeway extension completed as part of the New Perth Bunbury Highway project.
The Mandurah Entrance Road will extend approximately 6.5 kilometres from the Kwinana Freeway in Stake Hill to Mandurah Road, in the vicinity of the Mandurah train station.
The project is expected to be carried out in stages with the primary for the first stage being the construction of the link road.
Once constructed, the MER will offer a free flowing alternative for Mandurah traffic, helping to relieve increasing traffic pressure and congestion on minor local roads.
The current scope of work includes:
- 6.5 kilometres of 4 lane dual carriageway, 4 kilometres of which will straddle the passenger railway line;
- the existing Fremantle railway tunnel will be extended by 170 metres and a new railway tunnel (220 metres in length) will be constructed at Parklands (future location of Road B intersection);
- a 0.5 kilometre Stock Road link to the north;
- intersections at Mandurah Rd and Stock Road north (Lakelands);
- an interchange at the Kwinana Freeway extension (integrated with the construction of Kwinana Freeway extension);
- provision for on road cycling and a pedestrian underpass that will connect Black Swan Lake (Lakelands) with Marlee Reserve (Parklands) and allow for future facilities in the area as development occurs;
- .5 kilometres of Mechanically Stabilised Earth (MSE) retaining walls;
- 2 fauna underpasses and exclusion fencing for fauna; and
- noise walls, revegetation/landscaping and public art.
In the long-term, the whole route will be upgraded to cater for three lanes in each direction from Road B, at which time the existing intersections will need to be upgraded and other additional intersections provided to accommodate future traffic growth.
To reduce the impact of noise on adjacent residents, the full length of the Mandurah Entrance Road will be constructed using an asphalt surface, like on the existing Kwinana Freeway.
Noise walls will also be provided at particular locations to meet the noise level objectives set by the Environmental Protection Authority and WA Planning Commission.
To view a map showing the MER alignment alignment please select the link below
Mandurah Entrance Road alignment map (PDF 4620Kb)- Mandurah Road Intersection Feb 2010 (PDF 1320Kb)