THE GATEWAY WA PROJECT
CONSTRUCTION
Project Alliance Director Nick Combe taking Transport Minister Hon . Dean Nalder on a site tour
works is expected to be complete by January 2017 , ahead of the planned consolidation of the Perth Airport Domestic and International Terminals .
Gateway WA is a Bigger Picture project , one of ten major infrastructure projects transforming Perth and building the city ’ s capacity for the future .
Project Scope Using innovative urban design , the Gateway WA project incorporates road and bridge improvements , local road modifications , facilities and
connections for pedestrians and cyclists , noise walls , landscaping and the use of Intelligent Transport System ( ITS ) Technology .
The project in its entirety includes five new grade separated interchanges , 11 new bridges and 165 lane kilometres of new road . The Tonkin Highway will be widened to three lanes in each direction and the Leach Highway will be upgraded to an expressway . In the region of 21 kilometres of principle shared path for pedestrians and cyclists will be laid , as well as seven kilometres of screen wall , which will help dramatically reduce traffic noise and
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