Road Photos & Information: Western Australia: Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, South Coast Highway, Chester Pass Road, South Western Highway, Robertson Drive, Forrest Highway, Old Coast Road, Mandurah Road, Ennis Avenue, Patterson Road, Rockingham Road, Stock Road, Leach Highway, Kwinana Freeway, Canning Highway, Great Eastern Highway, Great Eastern Highway Bypass, Roe Highway, Great Northern Highway, Brand Highway & North West Coastal Highway (National Route 1) - Bunbury to Binningup - Former Alignment: Australind, Eaton & Bunbury

Road Photos & Information: Western Australia

Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, South Coast Highway, Chester Pass Road, South Western Highway, Robertson Drive, Forrest Highway, Old Coast Road, Mandurah Road, Ennis Avenue, Patterson Road, Rockingham Road, Stock Road, Leach Highway, Kwinana Freeway, Canning Highway, Great Eastern Highway, Great Eastern Highway Bypass, Roe Highway, Great Northern Highway, Brand Highway & North West Coastal Highway (National Route 1) - Bunbury to Binningup - Former Alignment: Australind, Eaton & Bunbury

Statistics:

Length: 2904 km (Bunbury to Binningup: 27 km (former alignment, 14 km))
Northern Terminus: Corner of North Western Coastal Hwy (NH1) and Great Northern Hwy (NH95), 30 km southwest of Port Hedland
Southern Terminus: Corner of Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy (NH94) and Eyre Hwy (NH1) at Norseman
Roads that form the route: Old Coast Road and Estuary Drive
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Leschenault, Australind, Eaton, Pelican Point and East Bunbury

Route Numbering:

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General Information:

National Route 1 is a major route in WA.

The route varies in form from multi-laned arterial road, suburban road, to single carriageway rural highway. It passes through commercial, industrial, residential and agricultural land, and also through state forest and conservation areas.

History:

Forrest Highway:

1975: Eelup Rotary constructed at Bunbury. 1
1988: Australind Bypass completed. 1
30 June 1995: Work started on the extension of dual carriageway from Springhill Road near Binningup to the Myalup turnoff. 2
17 June 1996: Two dual carriageway sections, from Harvey to Myalup, and around Glen Iris, opened to traffic. 3
1997: Duplication of the Preston section of the Old Coast Road, about 50 kilometres north of Bunbury. 4
December 1997: Official opening of Australind Bypass duplication. The upgrade duplicates eight kilometres of the Australind Bypass from Millar's Creek to the Brunswick River and completes a continuous 43km section of dual carriageway north from Bunbury. 5
2000: The dual carriageway of Old Coast Road was extended up to Lake Clifton. Construction of the dual carriageway Dawesville Bypass around eastern Dawesville. 6
September 2009: Completion of construction works for intersection with Forrest Hwy (SR2) and Peppermint Grove Rd at Lake Clifton.
26 July 2011: Work started on building a slip lane as part of a $16million upgrade of Bunbury’s Eelup roundabout. 7
October 2011: Completion of the new slip lane for southbound traffic using Eelup Roundabout, which allows motorists heading south to avoid entering the roundabout. 8
18 May 2012: Competion of addtional traffic lanes on the Eelup Roundabout. 8
21 May 2012: The traffic signals at Eelup Roundabout were switched on, making Eelup the first signalised roundabout in Western Australia. 8
June 2014: Forrest Highway name extended and as a result of a Landgate decision, now runs from the end of Kwinana Freeway near Mandurah to the Eelup Roundabout in Bunbury, renaming Australind Bypass and one section of Old Coast Road. The decision to rename 57km of the road was made to clear up confusion caused by the road’s three names. 9

East Bunbury to Leschenault		Leschenault to East Bunbury
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Old Coast Rd (TD260) as it rejoins Old Coast Rd & Australind Bypass (NR1) at Leschenault, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands		Black Distance Sign: Faded black RD sign on Old Coast Rd (TD260) at Leschenault, just after the Old Coast Rd / Australind Bypass (NR1) junction, April 2009. Image © Paul Rands

1 South West Focus Conference, Main Roads WA Linking the South West, May 2007
2 Government of Western Australia, Media Statements, Extension of SW dual carriageway to be constructed this year, 30 June 1995
3 Main Roads Western Australia, Network Changes: Rural, 19 March 2013
4 Government of Western Australia, Media Statements, Consultancy awarded for designing section of Old Coast Road (Preston), 19 January 1996
5 Government of Western Australia, Media Statements, Official opening of Australind Bypass duplication, 18 December 1997
6 Western Australia Legislative Council, Old Coast Road, Improvements to Ease Traffic Congestion, 9 November 2000
7 Government of Western Australia, Media Statements, Work starts on $16million Eelup roundabout upgrade, 26 July 2011
8 Main Roads Western Australia, Completed Projects, Eelup Roundabout
9 Bunbury Herald, Highway now runs to Eelup roundabout, 17 June 2014

Last updated: 23:32:19 21/8/2014.

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