Road Condition Report
FROM: Regional Manager, Wheatbelt South Region
DATE: 10 05 2013 11.00 am
The following main roads and highways within the Wheatbelt South Region boundaries are open to all traffic.
These include:
· Albany Highway· Williams-Narrogin Highway
· Albany - Lake Grace Road
· Gorge Rock – Lake Grace Road
· Northam – Cranbrook Road / · Narrogin – Kondinin Road
· York – Merredin Road
· Pinjarra – Williams Road
· Collie – Williams Road
· Collie – Lake King Road
· Brookton Highway
ROADWORKS
Albany Highway – North of Arthur River
Construction of new passing lanes has commenced. Full traffic management is in place with speed restrictions through the work site. The project is scheduled for completion by
mid-April 2013
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Northam Cranbrook Road (Great Southern Highway) – Popanyinning to Brookton
South of Popanyinning sealing works will commence Monday/Tuesday weather permitting expected to be completed by mid- May.2013
Brookton Highway –Brookton
Remedial pavement repair works will be carried out between 29th April to 03rd of May between isolated patches on SLK 70.330 to 110 . Full traffic management will be in place while the road will be passable with single lane access for all traffic.
Williams Pinjarra Road
Vegetation work will commence Monday on the Williams Pinjarra Road from Collie Williams turn off. Into Williams Townsite until Wednesday Full traffic management will be in place
Narrogin Kondinin Road
Vegetation work will commence 15 May between Kulin and Kondinin. Full traffic management will be in place, minor interruptions to the flow of traffic will occur as required.
Lefroy St Asphalt Overlay
Intersection is located at the Junction of Lefroy St and H053 William Narrogin Hwy in Narrogin. Brief scope of work comprises of profiling, sealing and asphalting.
Program is expected to take 3 days between 13th of May to 15th of May subject to weather. Full traffic management will be in place with after care. Speed will be restricted to 40Kms/hr however one lane will be available for passing the traffic.
Collie Williams Road- M037
Surface correction works will be carried out on 13th May near Burngup South intersection. Full traffic management will be in place speed will be restricted to 40Kms/hr while the road will be passable with single lane access for all traffic.
Northam Cranbrook Road- M031
Surface correction works will be carried out on 14th of May between isolated patches on SLK 157 to 165. Full traffic management will be in place , speed will be restricted to 40Kms/hr while the road will be passable with single lane access for all traffic.
BRIDGE REPORTS
Bridge 442 Collie –Lake King Road over Arthur River in the Shire of West Arthur
Substructure and guardrail repairs alternating single lane closures’ under traffic light control and 40km/h at all times. Open Lane width 3.7m. Ground clearance over 1.2m required for vehicles with wide loads. Commencing 02/05/13 expected completed 24/05/13
Bridge 3062, Over Wandering Brook on Crossman - Dwarda Rd, within the Shire of Wandering; This Bridge is undergoing substructure repairs and is restricted to one lane with traffic management by temporary traffic lights. This work is expected to be complete by 28 April 2013.
Bridge 884, Over Hillman River on Williams - Darkan Rd, within the Shire of Williams. Alternating single lane closures under traffic light control 40km/ at all times. Open Lane width 3.6m. Ground clearance over 900mm required for vehicles with wide loads Works expected to be completed 19 April 2013
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Current State Road Projects
Brookton Highway, Bulyee section
A 7 km section of Brookton Highway is being realigned to improve the road alignment and improve access to the Bulyee grain bin via a new intersection. Construction commenced in November and is scheduled to be completed by June 2013.
Northam–Cranbrook Road, Cuballing East intersection within Cuballing Townsite
The Shire of Narrogin will widen the intersection and add slip lanes to improve access to the Northam- Cranbrook Road from Wickepin. Service relocations are underway with construction scheduled to commence in April 2013 and be completed by the end May2013
GRAIN FREIGHT IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY
As part of the State Government’s grain freight investment program, Main Roads is managing 64 projects that will see more than 480 km of state and local government roads upgraded across 15 local governments from Nungarin in the north, Kulin in the east and Narrogin in the south. Main Roads is also delivering the state road projects, which are scheduled for completion by mid-2013.
Projects on local government roads will be delivered by the local governments and will be completed by mid-2015. The network will remain fully operational throughout this upgrade, although there will be some traffic disruptions at times. Please observe all traffic signs and drive with caution through construction areas.
24 HOUR ROAD CONDITION REPORT
Phone: 138 138 (For the cost of a local call or normal charges apply from a mobile)
For further information on road conditions within the region please visit our website , Twitter www.twitter.com/wa_roads or contact:
Customer Service Manager / 0428 912 799
For local road information please contact the relevant Local Government Authority.
Beverley (08) 9646 1200Boddington (08) 9883 8004
Brookton (08) 9642 1106
Bruce Rock (08) 9061 1377
Corrigin (08) 9063 2203
Cuballing (08) 9883 6031
Dumbleyung (08) 9863 4012
Dundas (Hyden-Norseman Rd) (08) 9039 1205
Kondinin (08) 9889 1006
Kulin (08) 9880 1204
Lake Grace (08) 9890 2500 / Narembeen (08) 9064 7308
Narrogin Shire (08) 9881 1866
Narrogin Town (08) 9881 1944
Pingelly (08) 9887 1066
Quairading (08) 9645 1001
Wagin (08) 9861 1177
Wandering (08) 9884 1056
West Arthur (08) 9736 2222
Wickepin (08) 9888 1005
Williams (08) 9885 1005
Disclaimer: Main Roads’ reports on road conditions are compiled from information available to Main Roads. Whilst care has been taken to ensure these reports are accurate at the time of publication it is noted that at times road conditions can be subject to rapid change and information on many parts of the road network is not always instantly available to Main Roads. The reports are intended as a guide only and with the expectation that road users will drive with due care and attention to the prevailing road conditions. MRWA gives no warranty or assurance concerning the accuracy, currency or completeness of this report and shall not be liable for any injury, death, claim, actions, damage, loss, liability or expense of any kind arising from or in connection with the reader’s
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Road Condition Report - Wheatbelt South Region (WBS) -100513