Why extend Roe Highway?
Roe Highway forms a strategic link in Perth’s road network, running between the Great Northern Highway and the Kwinana Freeway. It functions as a high quality ring road that allows north-south traffic to bypass the Perth CBD and inner suburbs. The current State Government promised to extend Roe Highway west from the Kwinana Freeway WA in the lead up to the last State Election. Over the last decade the south metropolitan region has experienced extraordinary growth. This growth is set to continue with a number of significant projects scheduled, including the Murdoch Activity Centre (encompassing Fiona Stanley Hospital). This growth will put unsustainable pressure on our road network and present increased safety risks for local communities. The proposed project will be a significant east-west link in the south west metropolitan transport network, servicing a forecast demand of between 47,000 and 79,000 vehicles per day in 2031 – vehicles that would otherwise be using existing local roads
