Upgrades are Hughes Road are now complete. Photo: Southern Ports
The first stage of upgrades to improve the safety and longevity of the Port of Esperance’s sole heavy vehicle access route has been completed.
The upgrades include the installation of 920 tonnes of asphalt and close to one hectare of road pavement, as well as new drainage, kerbing, and new safety barriers.
The works have also delivered a new truck layover area configured to improve the flow of truck movements along the road.
WA Ports minister David Michael said they were part of a planned $19.6 million Road Improvement Program for the Port.
Future upgrades will involve reconfiguring the port’s access intersection to better accommodate the growth in movements of larger B-triple trucks, as well as further works reconstructing degraded areas of road pavement.
Shelley Payne MLC said Hughes Road was integral to the smooth operation of the Port of Esperance while also minimising the interaction between heavy vehicles and the local community.
“It’s fantastic to see the first stage of upgrades complete and I look forward to future opportunities that the road paves the way for,” she said.
