The project aims to create the first part of a new transport corridor for the proposed Perth to Adelaide National Highway. It will involve 80 kilometres of road upgrades between Perth and Northam and will include:
- Reid Highway upgrades between Tonkin Highway and Great Northern Highway
- Roe Highway upgrades between Great Northern Highway and Great Eastern Highway, and
- Implementation of the proposed new Orange Route between Roe Highway / Toodyay Road intersection and Great Eastern Highway at the town of Northam.
Key Dates
| 2023 | Expected Contract Award - Reid Highway |
| 2024 | Expected Construction Commencement - Reid Highway |
Funding contributions
| Federal Government | |
| WA Government | |
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State and Federal Governments have committed a combined $20 million to planning, and $400 to the Reid Highway interchanges, with funding split equally between the two. The section of the project from the Swan River to Northam is currently unfunded. |
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PROJECT HISTORY
| Feb 2021 | Contract signed with a GHD and BG&E Joint Venture to undertake planning and development work for the project |
| Aug 2022 | The WA State Government made the decision to delay lodging the environmental referral for the project and noted that the funding was not available at the time for its delivery, pushing the delivery timeline back at least one year. |
| Nov 2022 | Expressions of Interest (EOIs) opened for the design and construction of the Reid Highway section of the project. |
Sector
Road
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
Western Australia |
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