EastLink WA is a planned road construction project between

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

and

Northam, Western Australia Northam is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers. It is the largest town and regional centre in the Avon Valley region of the Central Wheatbelt. It is located approxim ...

currently in the planning and development stages, with construction due to start in 2025. The project involves building a

controlled-access highway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...

from Perth to Northam, by constructing the "Orange Route", upgrading Toodyay Road, and constructing a system interchange with

Roe Highway Roe Highway is a limited-access highway and partial freeway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Kewdale with the city's north-eastern and south-western suburbs. The northern terminus is at Reid Highway and Great Northern Highway in Midd ...

Route

EastLink WA is planned to bypass

Great Eastern Highway Great Eastern Highway is a road that links the Western Australian capital of Perth with the city of Kalgoorlie. A key route for road vehicles accessing the eastern Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt and the Goldfields-Esperance, Goldfie ...

in the Perth Hills, with the west end beginning at

intersection with Toodyay Road in Middle Swan, and then heading east along Toodyay Road towards Gidgegannup, with a new alignment called the Orange Route linking with the Great Eastern Highway near Wundowie, from where it continues east to Northam. It will become the main highway link leading into Perth from

Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...

and the

eastern states of Australia The eastern states of Australia are the states adjoining the east continental coastline of Australia. These are the mainland states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, and the island An island or isle is a piece of land, dist ...

Associated works

The project also involves upgrading a section of

Reid Reid is a surname of Scotland, Scottish origin. It means "red". People with the surname * Alec Cunningham-Reid (1895–1977), British politician * Alan Reid (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Reid (disambiguation), multiple people * Alexan ...

and Roe Highways from

Tonkin Highway Tonkin Highway is an north–south highway and partial freeway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth Airport and Kewdale, Western Australia, Kewdale with the city's north-eastern and south-eastern suburbs. As of April 2020, the northern ...

to Kalamunda Road, by removing

at-grade intersection An intersection or an at-grade junction is a junction where two or more roads converge, diverge, meet or cross at the same height, as opposed to an interchange, which uses bridges or tunnels to separate different roads. Major intersections ar ...

s with Altone Road, Daviot Road/Drumpellier Drive,

West Swan Road West Swan Road is a road in the Swan Valley (Western Australia), Swan Valley wine region in the northeastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Starting in the centre of Guildford, Western Australia, Guildford, it provides access to the winer ...

Great Northern Highway Great Northern Highway is an Australian highway that links Western Australia's capital city Perth with its northernmost port, Wyndham. With a length of almost , it is the longest highway in Australia, with the majority included as part of the ...

, Toodyay Road and Morrison Road. With the grade-separation of Roe Highway's junction with Great Eastern Highway Bypass, Perth will have a freeway-standard ring road, with the exception of an at-grade intersection with Erindale Road and a sub-standard diamond interchange with the

Mitchell Freeway The Mitchell Freeway is a controlled-access highway, freeway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth (suburb), central Perth with the city of Joondalup. It is the northern section of List of road routes in Western ...

at the north-western end of the loop.

History

In 2018, the

federal government A federation (also called a federal state) is an entity characterized by a political union, union of partially federated state, self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a #Federal governments, federal government (federalism) ...

provided funding for planning the route.Shire supportive of Federal funding for Orange Route
'' Farm Weekly'' 17 May 2018

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