Road Photos & Information: Western Australia: Roe Highway & Great Northern Highway (National Highway 95)

Road Photos & Information: Western Australia

Roe Highway & Great Northern Highway (National Highway 95) - Former Alignment: Bindoon to Dalwallinu

Statistics:

Length: 1575 km (Bindoon to Dalwallinu: 158 km)
Northern Terminus: Corner of the North West Coastal Highway (NR1) and Great Northern Highway (NH1) southwest of Port Hedland.
Southern Terminus: Corner of Roe Highway (NH95 / SR3) and Great Eastern Highay (NH94) at Midvale, in Perth's eastern suburbs.
Suburbs, Towns & Localities along route: Bindoon, New Norcia, Glentromie, Waddington, Walebing, Bindi Bindi, Miling, Pithara, and Dalwallinu.

Route Numbering:

Current:
Multiplexed with:

General Information:

Great Northern Highway:

The Great Northern Highway links the north of WA with Perth and the port of Fremantle and is the main communication route between Perth and Darwin. It also forms part of the infrastructure that links the Murchison, Pilbara and Kimberley Regions to Perth. 1
The Great Northern Highway services the State's agricultural, pastoral, mining and tourism industries, and is the main route for the flow of goods and services to and from the State's north. In addition to it being a dedicated National Highway, it also serves as the classified Heavy Haulage and Wide/High Load Route to the north of the State, on which approximately 30% of the traffic is heavy vehicles, often carrying over-width loads such as mining machinery. 1

Its total length within Wheatbelt North Region is 277km and it passes through the Shires of Chittering, Victoria Plains, Moora and Dalwallinu. 1

The NH95 section is all rural highway standard and is among the remotest sealed roads in the world.

Multiplexes along the route include:

Tourist Way 360, for 136 km, between West Swan Rd (SR52) at Upper Swan to Midlands Rd, Walebing

History:

2002: Completion of a bypass of Dalwallinu 2
November 2007: Upgrade works begin on 83km of Great Northern Highway between Muchea and Bindi Bindi. Works include reconstruction, widening, new passing lanes, intersection upgrades and roadside amenity improvements such as parking bays and rest areas. 1
November 2015: Upgrades from Batty Bog to Walebing completed. Work included geometry, widening and overtaking opportunity improvements. 3
November 2016: Construction commences on the reconstruction of the Miling Straight. 4
1 May 2017: The 6 km New Norcia Bypass opened to traffic on the eastern side of the town. 5
April 2018: Construction commenced on the Miling Bypass from Lyons East Road to Miling North Road. 6
2018: Miling Straight opened to traffic. Work included building 23 km of new highway, between Miling North Road and Gatti Road, widening and upgrading 3 km of existing highway, construction of additional roadside stopping places, new overtaking lanes, and realignment of Miling North Road to provide a staggered T-intersection with Great Northern Highway to improve highway crossing safety. 4
April 2018: Commencement of upgrade works at Pithara. Work included upgrading 16 kilometres of highway including construction of 10 kilometres of new road, six kilometres of widening, overlay works, two new overtaking lanes and a number of intersection improvements. 7

This page concentrates on the former alignment between Bindoon and Dalwallinu

Bindoon to Dalwalliinu		Dalwallinu to Bindoon
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	Old Alignment : Old alignment of main road in the historic town of New Norcia, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands		Old Timber Bridge: Remains of an old timber bridge over Moore River at New Norcia, April 2016. This image shows there is 2 decks on the bridge. Image © Paul Rands
			Old Timber Bridge: Remains of an old timber bridge over Moore River at New Norcia, April 2016. This image shows there is 2 decks on the bridge. Image © Paul Rands
			Old Timber Bridge: Remains of an old timber bridge over Moore River at New Norcia, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands
			Old Timber Bridge: Remains of an old timber bridge over Moore River at New Norcia, April 2016. Image © Paul Rands

1 Main Roads WA
2 Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
3 Main Roads Western Australia, Projects, Great Northern Highway - Batty Bog Road to Walebing Upgrade
4 Main Roads Western Australia, Projects, Miling Straight
5 Main Roads Western Australia, Projects, New Norcia Bypass - Complete
6 Main Roads Western Australia, Projects, Miling Bypass
7 Government of Western Australia, Media Statements, Work underway on two key Great Northern Highway upgrades, 24 April 2018

Last updated: 05-Jan-2019 23:35

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