Abernethy Road is a long minor arterial road linking Belmont with the

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in Hazelmere, a suburb of

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, Western Australia. It runs along the eastern boundary of the Perth Airport area. It serves as an alternative access road for

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(via Grogan Road), and provides the foothills suburbs with alternative access to the

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. In 2014, an on-ramp joining with

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where Abernethy Road passes underneath was constructed, as part of

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Route description

Beginning at the

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in Belmont, the road passes in a south-easterly direction through residential Belmont before the Leach Highway, which it crosses. It proceeds through the industrial area towards Tonkin Highway, where it turns to a north-easterly direction, with the remainder of the route travelling through the industrial area of Forrestfield, High Wycombe, and Hazelmere. The road ends at the

, which provides alternative access to South Guildford (to the west) or to

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and Midland.

History

In 1911, Abernethy Road was used as part of the boundary between the East Perth and Midland districts in the

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's district scheme. Later that year, new work was completed on the road by the Belmont Road Board. In January 1913, the Wattle Grove Progress Association requested that the Darling Downs Road Board make repairs to Abernethy Road and other roads in the area. In March 1929, the residents of petitioned the road board to improve their section of Abernethy Road, which resulted in the foreman being instructed to install a

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and plank footpath. In 1930, the road board undertook further work on Abernethy Road, using men eligible for unemployment relief payments. These works were funded by putting off the board's employees for a two-week period. A new ramp from Abernethy Road to Tonkin Highway southbound was constructed as part of the $1 billion

project. Construction of the ramp, and the Gateway WA project, officially began on 1 February 2013 with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by the state and federal transport ministers,

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and

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, and was opened to the public in early 2014.

Major intersections

All major intersections along Abernethy Road are controlled by

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s unless otherwise indicated below.

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Route description

History

Major intersections

See also

Notes