The Cook and Albanese governments are continuing to improve regional infrastructure and deliver world-class transport options throughout Western Australia with the new Mandurah Estuary Bridge to open to westbound traffic from tomorrow.
By opening a second, two-lane bridge on the south side of the existing Mandurah Estuary Bridge, the duplication will slash congestion in Mandurah and Dawesville.
The existing Mandurah Estuary Bridge provides traffic access to and from southern Mandurah and is currently used by more than 33,000 vehicles every day.
Commuters can access the new bridge as of tomorrow, providing a permanent switch for vehicles heading across the bridge to Erskine, Halls Head, and surrounding suburbs.
Eastbound traffic will remain as one lane across the old Mandurah Estuary Bridge while new asphalt is laid and other critical maintenance is undertaken, with traffic to be permanently shifted to two lanes in early March.
The Mandurah Estuary Bridge Duplication Project is on track for completion by the end of March, with other major construction works progressing, including:
- a new four-metre-wide shared path under the new westbound estuary bridge;
- upgrades to the existing path under the old bridge;
- a new universally accessible fishing platform under the new bridge;
- three kilometres of noise walls and more amenity walls;
- vibrant coloured feature lighting; and
- yarning circles on the east and west foreshores under the bridges.
The $148.8 million project is jointly funded by the Albanese and Cook governments.
It is part of both governments' commitment to improving WA's road network and delivering quality infrastructure across the State.
