Goldfields Highway is a generally northwest–southeast highway in central

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

which links the

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 ...

at Meekatharra with Coolgardie-Esperance Highway south of

Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie-Boulder (or just Kalgoorlie) is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder as the surroundi ...

. The highway is approximately in length, and is designated as ''Alternate National Route 94'' from

to Coolgardie–Esperance Highway. The full highway has also been assigned ''State Route 132'' since a review of state routes was conducted in 2024. A large section of the highway, from Meekatharra to Wiluna, is not a

sealed road A sealed road is a road whose surface has been permanently sealed by the use of one of several pavement treatments, often of composite construction. In some countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, this surface is generically referred to as "s ...

. A project to upgrade Goldfields Highway by sealing this portion, over a three-year period, was scheduled to start in the 2017/18 financial year with $60 million of funding through Royalties for Regions. As of 2020, a small section is being sealed.

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Highways in rural Western Australia Goldfields–Esperance {{WesternAustralia-road-stub

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