Midland Highway (Victoria)
| Reid Highway | |
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| Basic data | |
| Operator: | Main Roads |
| Start of the street: |
 North Beach Road Marmion Avenue North Beach ( Perth ) ( WA ) ( 31 ° 51 ′ S , 115 ° 46 ′ E ) |
| End of street: |
 / Roe Highway / Great Northern Highway Middle Swan ( Perth ) ( WA ) ( 31 ° 52 ′ S , 116 ° 1 ′ E )  |
| Overall length: | 23.6 km |
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Map with all coordinates: The Reid Highway is an urban highway in the northern suburbs of Perth in the southeast of the Australian state of Western Australia . It connects Marmion Avenue in the coastal settlement of North Beach with the Roe Highway and the Great Northern Highway in Middle Swan . Together with the Roe Highway, the partially four-lane road forms the outer ring road around Perth as State Road 3 (S3).
The highway has many variable speed limits, but for the longest part of the route the speed is limited to 90 km / h. An 8 km long section, from Erindale Road to Malaga Drive , has been developed as a freeway (with height-free connections). Together with the Tonkin Highway , it serves as an important road link between the northern coastal towns and the suburbs, industrial areas and the airport in east Perth .
history
The Reid Highway was planned as the North Perimeter Highway in the late 1960s . At the beginning of 1986 a short stretch was built between Erindale Road and the then newly extended Mitchell Freeway (S2). In 1989 this section of the route was renamed 'Reid Highway' in honor of the former Governor of Western Australia, Gordon Reid .
The second construction phase, between Mirrabooka Avenue and Alexander Drive - without a connection to the first construction phase - was built in the early 1990s. In the mid-1990s, it was extended eastward to Beechboro Road , which was the connection to the Tonkin Highway (S4), and thus between the northern suburbs and the airport. In 1997, a third construction phase from Erindale Road to Mirrabooka Avenue connected the first two construction phases. Further construction work led the Reid Highway further east to West Swan Road and thus to the existing Middle Swan Road and thus to the Roe Highway (S3).
In 2001, the Reid Highway was extended westward from the Mitchell Freeway to Marmion Avenue (S71) as a four-lane street with a median. This section of the route was very controversial because it leads through the wetland near Carine and the area around Lake Carine , which is considered an important habitat for turtles . Objections to the environment caused delays in construction and a slightly changed route.
There were also objections to the quality and capacity of the highway. The Reid Highway in Westminster (between Wanneroo Road and Mirrabooka Avenue ) has no street lights , which attracted both light-shy rabble and caused a number of accidents. Similar complaints have been raised about the stretch from Beechboro Road to West Swan Road , and the area east of the Mitchell Freeway is prone to traffic jams because the Reid Highway is only developed as a two-lane road here.
A four-lane section from the '' West Swan Road '' to the Great Northern Highway (N95) and Roe Highway (S3) was opened on February 26, 2010 and completed State Road 3 as the ring road around Perth. The extension runs parallel to Middle Swan Road, which was dismantled to the normal local connecting road. This road has a very low standard and is considered a hotspot for accidents.
In 2011, the traffic lights on Alexander Drive and Mirrabooka Avenue were upgraded to free height and bridges were added for the highway. Together with the also height-free connection to Wanneroo Road , an 8 km long stretch of road with freeway standard was created that connects the industrial areas Balcatta and Malaga .
Further expansion
The Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RACWA) called for improvements to be continued on the Reid Highway. The connection of Malaga Drive is to be designed without any elevation and the Reid Highway itself is to be expanded to four lanes throughout. However, the state government has yet to approve the further expansion.
Crossings and exits
Reid Highway runs from Marmion Avenue in North Beach to the Great Northern Highway in Middle Swan , where it merges into the Roe Highway. North Beach Road (West) continues the highway west of Marmion Avenue .
Most of the connections to the highway are traffic lights. Exceptions to this are those of Wanneroo Road, Mirrabooka Avenue and Alexander Drive, which are connected without any elevation, as well as North Beach Road , Everingham Road , Duffy Road , Lord Street and Middle Swan Road , which are simple junctions without traffic lights .
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Reid Highway
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| Eastbound exits | Distance to Middle Swan (km) |
Distance to North Beach (km) |
Exits to the west |
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Beginning of Reid Highway from North Beach Road (West) |
23.2 | - |
End of Reid Highway further than North Beach Road (West) |
| Carine, North Beach Marmion Avenue   
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23.2 | - | |
| Carine, North Beach Marmion Avenue
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| Carine, Karrinyup North Beach Road  .svg){kind=small}
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22.9 | 0.3 | Carine, Karrinyup North Beach Road .svg){kind=small}
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| Carine Everingham Street
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22.4 | 0.8 | Carine Everingham Street
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| Carine Okely Road
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21.9 | 1.3 | Carine Okely Road
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| Carine Duffy Road
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21.2 | 2.0 | Gwelup Duffy Road South
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| Gwelup Duffy Road South
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21.0 | 2.2 | Carine Duffy Road
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| Joondalup Mitchell Freeway (North)  .svg){kind=small}
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20.4 | 2.8 | Joondalup Mitchell Freeway (North) .svg){kind=small}
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Perth , Balcatta Mitchell Freeway (South) / Balcatta Road 
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20.0 | 3.2 | Balcatta, Perth Balcatta Road / Mitchell Freeway (South)
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| Hamersley, Balcatta Erindale Road
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19.0 | 4.2 | Balcatta, Hamersley Erindale Road
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| Wanneroo, North Perth Wanneroo Road 
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17.7 | 5.5 | North Perth, Wanneroo Wanneroo Road
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| Balga, Westminster Mirrabooka Avenue |
15.0 | 8.2 | Westminster, Balga Mirrabooka Avenue |
| Mirrabooka, Dianella Alexander Drive 
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12.8 | 10.4 | Dianella, Mirrabooka Alexander Drive
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| Malaga, Noranda Malaga Drive
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12.1 | 11.1 | Noranda, Malaga Malaga Drive
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 Perth Airport , Gosnells Tonkin Highway 
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10.2 | 13.0 |
Perth Airport , Gosnells Tonkin Highway
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| Bennett Springs, Beechboro Beechboro Road 
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9.3 | 13.9 | Beechboro, Bennett Springs Beechboro Road
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| Dayton, Caversham Altone Road
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7.3 | 15.9 | Caversham, Dayton Altone Road
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| West Swan, Caversham Lord Street
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4.4 | 18.8 | Caversham, West Swan Lord Street
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| West Swan, Caversham West Swan Road 
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2.6 | 20.6 | Caversham, West Swan West Swan Road
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| SWAN RIVER | 0.5 | 22.7 | SWAN RIVER |
| Middle Swan, Stratton Great Northern Highway  
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- | 23.2 | Stratton, Middle Swan Great Northern Highway
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End of Reid Highway further than Roe Highway
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- | 23.2 |
Beginning of Reid Highway from Roe Highway
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Web links
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- Locate . Department of Land Information, Western Australia (enter Reid Hwy at the top right)
- UBD and Metropolitan Street Directories - Various Editions, 1970s – 1990s.
- Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 77
Individual evidence
- ^ Reid Highway Extension . ( Memento of July 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Main Roads Western Australia
- ↑ Mirrabooka Ave Overpass . ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Main Roads Western Australia
- ^ Reid Highway Overpass . Main Roads Western Australia
- ^ State Budget Submission 2012/13 (PDF) Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia. February 2012. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
