Main Roads - upgrade to the intersection of Murdoch Drive and South Street
Main Roads is progressing planning and pre-construction activities during 2011/12 to upgrade the intersection of Murdoch Drive and South Street in time for the opening of the Fiona Stanley Hospital at the end of 2014.
The project will cater for the increase in traffic volumes expected to result from the planned development of Murdoch Activity Centre (MAC) and the wider precinct.
A Conventional Signalised Intersection (CSI) will be installed, and expected benefits include:
• Reduction in traffic congestion and queue lengths at the intersection.
• Improvement to the traffic capacity of the intersection.
• Safe access and egress for the hospital and surrounding areas.
• Lower accident rates (improve road safety).
Main Roads has established a Community Reference Group to be involved in some elements of the detailed design process, with the first meeting in March.
For details about the Group, visit
www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/BuildingRoads/Projects/UrbanProjects/Pages/Murdoch.aspx
For Project Updates on the Main Roads website – www.mainroads.wa.gov.au.