Goldfields Highwayis a generally northwest–southeast highway in centralWestern Australiawhich links theGreat Northern HighwayatMeekatharrawithCoolgardie-Esperance Highwaysouth ofKalgoorlie.[1]The highway is approximately 797 kilometres (495 mi) in length, and is designated asAlternate National Route 94fromKalgoorlietoCoolgardie–Esperance Highway.The full highway has also been assignedState Route 132since a review of state routes was conducted in 2024.[2]
Goldfields Highway | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 797 km (495 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  State Route 132 Alternate National Route 94(Kalgoorlie to Coolgardie-Esperance Highway) |
| Major junctions | |
| Northwest end |  Great Northern Highway(National Highway 95),Meekatharra |
| Great Eastern Highway(Alternate National Route 94)
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| Southeast end |  Coolgardie-Esperance Highway(National Highway 95),Widgiemooltha |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Wiluna,Leonora,Menzies,Kalgoorlie,Kambalda |
| Highway system | |
A large 180-kilometre (110 mi) section of the highway, from Meekatharra to Wiluna, is not asealed roadas of 2016[update].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 throughRoyalties for Regions.[3][4]As of 2020, a small 5-kilometre-long (3 mi) section is being sealed.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^Goldfields-Esperance Region(PDF)(Map). Version 1.0. Cartography by Main Roads Western Australia. Main Roads Western Australia. 13 August 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 May 2013.Retrieved24 December2013.
- ^"WESTERN AUSTRALIAN STATE ROUTES 2024"(PDF).Main Roads WA.Retrieved4 December2024.
- ^Main Roads Western Australia (26 August 2016)."Goldfields Highway Upgrade – Goldfields Highway (Wiluna to Meekatharra Sealing)".Government of Western Australia. Archived fromthe originalon 28 August 2016.Retrieved20 July2020.
- ^Redman, Terry;Nalder, Dean(15 August 2016)."Wiluna to Meekatharra highway upgrade"(Media Statements). Government of Western Australia.Archivedfrom the original on 28 August 2016.Retrieved20 July2020.
- ^Stevens, Rhiannon; Moussalli, Isabel (20 July 2020)."Roadworkers sealing Western Australia's last dirt highway unite remote outback community".ABC News.Archivedfrom the original on 23 July 2020.Retrieved20 July2020.
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