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Forrest Highway, Kwinana Freeway & Mitchell Freeway (State Route 2) - West Pinjarra to Lake Clifton - Construction: West Coolup |
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The Forrest Highway, along with the Kwinana and Mitchell Freeways, are without a doubt one of the most important road systems in the Perth metropolitan area, and the southwestern part of the state.
Running in a north-south direction, the freeways link the north and southern suburbs of Perth together plus the southern city of Mandurah and the state's southwest, but also act as a coastal link between the northern and southern parts of the state. Built in stages from the late 1950s the route has seen enormous changes / extensions and is continuously undergoing expansion to this day.
Unique to the freeway sections is the passenger railway line down the median of the road corridor, which in parts also travels alongside other modes of public transport such as buses.
The route varies from 2 to 3 lanes wide in each direction, with provision in most of the newer sections to have another 1 to 2 lanes to be added when required. Exits along the route are somewhat close together, this is probably due to the large number of suburbs state route 2 services, south of Baldivis, the spacings are longer.
When first planned, the Mitchell Fwy was called the Yanchep Highway, as its envisaged that eventually the route will connect to the town.
History (Forrest Hwy):
Herron Point Road:
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Looking North: Forrest Hwy looking north from the intersection with Herron Point Rd at West Coolup. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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Looking South: Forrest Hwy looking south at the intersection with Herron Point Rd at West Coolup. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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Looking North: Forrest Hwy looking north from the intersection with Herron Point Rd at West Coolup. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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Looking South: Forrest Hwy looking south at the intersection with Herron Point Rd at West Coolup. April 2009. Note the SR2 trailblazers and temporary barriers. Image © Paul Rands |
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Birchmont Road:
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Looking North: Looking north from the southbound carriageway of the Forrest Hwy at the Birchmont Rd junction at West Coolup. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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Original Alignment: Original aligment (left of shot) of Birchmont Rd, taken from the new staggered junction with Forrest Hwy at West Coolup. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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Looking South: Looking south along the southbound carriageway at West Coolup from the Birchmont Rd intersection. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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Mills Road:
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Looking Northwest: Looking northwest along Forrest Hwy from Mills Rd at West Coolup. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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Blade Sign: Blade sign for Mills Road East at West Coolup. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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Forrest Hwy Sign: Sign on the post waiting for a junction warning sign, Mills Rd East, West Coolup. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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Looking Southwest: Looking southwest along the southbound carriageway from Mills Road at West Coolup. April 2009. Image © Paul Rands |
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1 Southern Gateway Alliance Fact Sheet - Project Facts 01
2 Southern Gateway Alliance Media Release - Kwinana Freeway Extension and Forrest Highway Opening Celebration
Last updated: 08 Nov 2019 01:09
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