What's happening
Perth’s latest Smart Freeway is progressing on the Mitchell Freeway southbound between Hester Avenue and Vincent Street. Construction works are underway with day and night works requiring intermittent lane and full freeway closures, full and partial ramp closures and detours.
Works include:
- Construction of the additional lane between Warwick Road and Hepburn Avenue.
- Construction of the concrete barrier along the median.
- Shifting traffic onto the median and right lanes, creating a safe space to enable construction works to occur along the left lane and verge.
- Ramp widening works at Whitfords Avenue and Ocean Reef Road to install Intelligent Transport System technology, street lighting, drainage and barriers.
- Changes to the Vincent Street on-ramp.
Path upgrades
Work is under way to construct the Principal Shared Path (PSP) between Ocean Reef Road and Warwick Train Station, with existing sections being upgraded to meet current access and mobility standards.
Paths detours are in place to ensure the safety of path users, road users and our workforce. Signage displaying detour route maps is located at shared path entry points and work locations. Directional signage will guide cyclists through the detour routes.
The Ocean Reef Road to Warwick Train Station PSP is anticipated to be completed early 2024.
Works progressing well
Works to install smart technology on entry-ramps from Hester Avenue to Vincent Street is well underway, and temporary traffic management at these sites can be anticipated until the end of 2023.
We’re continuing to explore innovative design solutions to retain vegetation and increase areas for urban landscaping and a comprehensive landscaping and revegetation plan is being finalised.
Works will soon begin at the Hutton Street on-ramp in Osborne Park and include widening of the on-ramp and improvements to Cape Street, Hector Street and McDonald Street.
During the works, there will be traffic, pedestrian, cyclist and e-vehicle detours. Please allow additional time for travelling through the detour, drive to the conditions, and follow signage and directions from traffic controllers.
Stephenson Avenue Extension Project
This project is providing a new connection from Cedric Street to Scarborough Beach Road, including an interchange at Mitchell Freeway with a southbound Smart Freeway on-ramp, as well as new local road links to Ellen Stirling Boulevard.
View the Stephenson Avenue Extension project page here.Mitchell Freeway southbound night closure between Ocean Reef Road and Hepburn Avenue
- Friday 26 April
- Freeway closure
- 9pm to 4am
- Asphalting line marking works
- Detour
- Travel Map
Ocean Reef Road on-ramp to Mitchell Freeway southbound
- Friday 26 April
- Freeway on-ramp closure
- 10pm to 2am
- Various works
- Detour
- Travel Map
Whitfords Avenue on-ramp to Mitchell Freeway southbound
- Saturday 27 and Tuesday 30 April
- Freeway on-ramp closures
- 8pm to 5am on each night
- Kerbing and gantry installation
- Detour
- Travel Map
Mitchell Freeway southbound night closure from Neerabup Road to Burns Beach Road
- Sunday 28 April
- Freeway closure
- 8pm to 5am
- Gantry installation works
- Detour
- Travel Map
Hepburn Avenue on-ramp to Mitchell Freeway southbound
- Sunday 28 April
- Freeway on-ramp closure
- 8pm to 5am
- Kerbing and barrier installation
- Detour
- Travel Map
Mitchell Freeway southbound night closure from Hodges Drive to Ocean Reef Road
- Monday 29 April
- Freeway closure
- 9pm to 4am
- Horizontal gantry installation
- Detour
- Travel Map
Mitchell Freeway southbound night closures from Reid Highway to Karrinyup Road
- Monday 29 April and Tuesday 30 April
- Freeway closures
- 8pm to 4am each night
- Horizontal gantry installation
- Detour
- Travel Map
- Tuesday 30 April
- Freeway closure
- 9pm to 4am
- Asphalting Works
- Detour
- Travel Map
- Wednesday 1 May
- Freeway closure
- 9pm to 4am
- Horizontal gantry installation
- Detour
- Travel Map
- Thursday 2 May
- Freeway closure
- 9pm to 4am
- Horizontal gantry installation
- Detour
- Travel Map
- Tuesday 12 March to Tuesday 30 April
- 10pm to 4am
- Gantry column installation
- Slow lane closures will be in place 10pm to 5am
- Short-term localised traffic management
Ongoing Works
Mitchell Freeway southbound between Warwick Road and Vincent Street
- Ongoing to June 2024
- Frequent full freeway night closures
- 9pm to 4am
- Gantry horizontal installations
Mitchell Freeway southbound mobile lane closures, between Hester Avenue and Warwick Road
- Ongoing to end of April 2024 - 8pm to 5am (weekdays)
- Mobile works as required
- Slow lane closures will be in place 8pm to 5am
- Speed reduced to 60 km/h in the vicinity of works
Night-time closures on Karrinyup Road, east and west of Mitchell Freeway overpass
- Ongoing-until Late May/early June, 7pm to 5am.
- Nightworks in the median strip of Karrinyup Road, east and west of the Mitchell Freeway overpass.
- Speed reduced to 40km/hr.
Hutton Street on-ramp between Cape Street and McDonald St including closure of Hector Street at the Hutton Street intersection
- Ongoing until June 2024, 7pm to 5am
- Principal Shared Pathway (PSP) closed between Cape Street and McDonald Street
- Pedestrian detour between Cape Street, Albert Street and McDonald Steet
- Speed reduced to 40 km/h
- Travel Map