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29-571: Beeliar Drive is a major arterial road in the southwestern part of the Perth Metropolitan Area . It provides an important and unbroken east-west link between Kwinana Freeway and Stock Road providing access to residential developments in Beeliar , Yangebup and Lake Coogee in the west to commercial and industrial development in Cockburn Central , Jandakot and Success in the east. It
58-559: A composite generated from over 250 photos of residents from the Cockburn area. Throughout the years the artworks (which were clearly visible from the Kwinana Freeway ) received polarising opinions from the community, with some mistakenly believing the images to be that of missing persons, while Member for Cockburn Fran Logan called the artwork "weird, confusing and frankly a little creepy". The Public Transport Authority considered removing
87-602: A major realignment of railway tracks at the station, the Mandurah line was closed between Elizabeth Quay and Aubin Grove from 26 December 2021 to 14 January 2022. In this time, the existing Mandurah line tracks were moved to the edge of the rail corridor to make room for the new Thornlie line tracks that will take its place at the location. Cockburn Central station is served by the Mandurah line , Transperth buses, and will also be served by
116-476: A new side platform for Thornlie trains to terminate at. The previous opening date for the link was 2023, but at the 2021–22 State Budget, it was announced that the Thornlie–Cockburn link had been deferred by 12 months, as a result of Western Australia's skills shortage . This was alongside the deferment of 15 other state government infrastructure projects. The revised opening date is mid-2025. As part of
145-462: A number of features in southwestern Perth. Prior to the 1990s the main east-west road connection in the area was Yangebup Road. Due to ongoing development in south-western Perth which the planned Kwinana Freeway extension was expected to exacerbate in conjunction with concerns the development would have on the ecologically sensitive Beeliar Wetlands the decision was made to realign the existing Yangebup Road corridor away from its existing location on
174-461: Is funded by annual grants from the state budget. Cockburn Central railway station Cockburn Central station ( / ˈ k oʊ b ər n / KOH -bərn ) is a bus and railway station on the Transperth network. It is located at the juncture of the Mandurah and – once completed – Thornlie lines, 20.5 kilometres (12.7 mi) from Perth station inside
203-575: Is one of Perth's more recent arterial road constructions with development of the road occurring between the early 1990s and early 2020s. It commences at a roundabout with Rockingham Road in Lake Coogee as a continuation of Mayor Road and follows a gently curving pattern reflecting its original Noongar name in a due easterly direction 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) to terminate at a roundabout interchange with Armadale Road /Solomon Road in Jandakot. The road
232-464: Is signed as State Route 14 east of the Spearwood Avenue roundabout. As of 2021, Beeliar Drive is a four-lane dual carriageway for the vast majority of its length; the section west of Stock Road is two lanes while the section between Kwinana Freeway and Wentworth Parade is six lanes. "Beeliar" is a Noongar word that translates to "river" or "water running through". with the word lending its name to
261-535: The Thornlie line when it is completed. Cockburn Central station saw 1,575,735 passengers in the 2013–14 financial year. Two billboard-sized artworks, titled "Face of the Community", were installed on the north and south faces of a tower at the station in 2006. The $ 40,000 artwork was created by artists Rodney Glick and Marco Marcon and featured the images of a young boy and a middle-aged woman who are not real people but
290-796: The Western Australian Planning Commission . It is one of three regional schemes in Western Australia. The MRS is updated via an ongoing process of amendments. Amendments to the MRS are typically informed by a series of strategic plans prepared by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage . Detailed land use planning within the area of the MRS is undertaken by local governments and other statutory authorities which prepare one or more local planning schemes within their administrative boundaries. Local plannings schemes must be consistent with
319-459: The median strip of the Kwinana Freeway serving the suburb of Cockburn Central . During planning, the station was known as Thomsons Lake station. Cockburn Central railway station was designed to subsume the nearby Success Park 'n' Ride bus station. The Park 'n' Ride was decommissioned after the railway station opened. The contract for the construction of Cockburn Central railway station, Kwinana railway station and Wellard railway station
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#1733111569537348-571: The Armadale Road widening. Construction began in late 2018 / early 2019, with completion occurring in December 2021. [REDACTED] Australian Roads portal Metropolitan Region Scheme The Metropolitan Region Scheme ( MRS ) provides the legal basis for land use planning within the Perth metropolitan region . It classifies land into broad zones and reservations and is administered by
377-477: The Face of the Community images from four choices: a new artwork, an analogue clock, digital advertising or restoring the original artworks. Only 8% of responses voted for the return of Face of the Community, with 43% opting for a new piece of artwork. A shortlist of three new artworks created by artists Penny Bovell and John Toohey, Kerise Delcoure, and Signs & Lines were revealed in December 2020, and an online survey
406-532: The Kwinana Freeway interchange, and improve access to Cockburn Central railway station . As a result of the upgrade the old section of Armadale Road was renamed Beeliar Drive which now extends into the Jandakot industrial area, terminating at a roundabout interchange with Armadale Road. Beeliar Drive continues as Solomon Road east of the interchange. This project will link with the Kwinana Freeway northbound widening from Russell Road to Roe Highway , as well as
435-663: The MRS and require the approval of the WAPC. The acquisition of land reserved under the MRS is funded by a hypothecated land tax called the Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax. The MRS derived from Hepburn and Stephenson 's 1955 Plan for the Metropolitan Region, Perth and Fremantle and has been in operation since 1963. Hepburn and Stephenson were commissioned by the Government of Western Australia to develop
464-585: The MRS has been continuously updated via a series of amendments which change the zoning or reservation of land to allow for a different land use. These amendments are typically informed by regional strategies prepared on a periodic basis, commencing with the 1955 Plan , followed by the Corridor Plan in 1970, the Metroplan of 1990 and Directions 2031 in 2010. In 2006 the Planning and Development Act 2005 superseded
493-520: The MRTPS Act 1959 and allowed for the creation of new region schemes outside the metropolitan area. The MRTS is a special purpose tax recommended by Gordon Stephenson's report, and introduced in 1959. The MRS is funded by a levy on taxable land value above $ 300,000 excluding primary residences. This tax is collected by the Department of Finance but falls wholly under the control of the WAPC. The tax funds
522-510: The acquisition of land reserves under the scheme for public purposes including public open space, road and railway reserves and environmental conservation. One estimate calculates that MRTS has funded more than $ 1 billion of land acquisitions since 1963 (unadjusted for inflation). The MRTIS applies only to the MRS area and has not been extended to the Peel Region Scheme or Greater Bunbury Scheme areas. Land acquisition under these schemes
551-467: The artworks in 2015 after a rise in social media comments but following consultation with the council and a public survey, the artwork was retained. However the condition of the artworks deteriorated over time and in October 2019, the two images were removed due to safety concerns. In December 2019, the state government launched an online survey with members of the public asked to select what should replace
580-455: The old North Lake Road intersection, now renamed Midgegooroo Avenue. This project involves the construction of a bridge over Kwinana Freeway with north-facing on and off ramps and have Armadale Road redirect to connect with North Lake Road instead of Beeliar Drive. This will remove another one of the state's black spots, the Beeliar Drive / Midgegooroo Avenue intersection, reduce congestion on
609-427: The original main road between Fremantle and Armadale, Forrest Road, was severed. The section west of the freeway was renamed North Lake Road and realigned to terminate at Beeliar Drive. The section east of the freeway, now renamed Armadale Road, was realigned to be an eastern continuation of Beeliar Drive, initially as a at-grade intersection with the Kwinana Freeway before being converted to a diamond interchange around
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#1733111569537638-406: The plan in 1953. The completed report recommended that a regional planning authority be established for the purpose of implementing a regional planning scheme—a recommendation that was passed into law with the MRTPS Act of 1959. The Act centralised sub-division control, keeping it in the hands of the state government, but delegated many local planning responsibilities to local governments. Since 1963
667-400: The section immediately south of the lake now a pathway. Staged duplication of Beeliar Drive commenced in the early 2000s, with the section from Kwinana Freeway to Spearwood Avenue completed by 2006. Prior to the early 2010s, Beeliar Drive was a single carriageway from Hammond Road to Dunraven Drive, near Spearwood Avenue. When Spearwood Avenue was fully extended and completed, Beeliar Drive too
696-450: The south of the station, which are used by terminating services from Perth . A pair of crossovers were previously situated between the mainline tracks to the north of the station, but were removed during the 2021-2022 Thornlie-Cockburn Link realignment works. Cockburn Central will be the terminus of the Thornlie line when it is extended to Cockburn. The platform at the station will be extended north by 162 metres (531 ft) to create
725-414: The southern bank of Yangebup Lake to the south along the lake's watershed with neighbouring Kogolup Lake . Construction of the new two-lane alignment occurred in 1991 and was timed to finish in line with the freeway extension, upon which it was renamed Beeliar Drive. Originally running from the freeway as far as Lorimer Road (now Spearwood Avenue), both the Kwinana Freeway and Beeliar Drive projects meant
754-428: The turn of the millennium. A two-lane extension from Spearwood Avenue to Watson Road (in the vicinity of the existing Yangebup Road corridor) commenced in 2001 and included a grade-separated railway underpass to replace two separate at-level crossings on Yangebup Road. In 2009, Beeliar Drive was extended to Stock Road, severing Yangebup Road's connection to the highway. Yangebup Road is now a series of local streets, with
783-475: Was awarded to the consortium of DORIC Constructions and Brierty Contractors in March 2005. This contract was labelled "package B", and had a cost of $ 32 million. Construction on the station began in mid-2005. Cockburn Central station opened along with the rest of the Mandurah line on 23 December 2007. When the station opened, Cockburn Central became a suburb in its own right. Two linked turnback sidings lie to
812-463: Was conducted to choose the new artwork. In January 2021, Delcoure's pieces, which features a portrayal of Carnaby's black cockatoos amongst salmon gums and banksia trees, was voted the most preferred artwork of the three shortlisted. It was installed on the north and south faces of the tower in August that year. On 23 June 2015, artwork by Perth artist Lyn Merrington was installed on the western face of
841-514: Was upgraded to a dual carriageway. Beeliar Drive was also a single carriageway from Spearwood Avenue to Stock Road prior to 2016. Four-laning was extended to just east of the Stock Road intersection in 2016-17 with the intersection itself upgraded in 2021. Due to ongoing development of Cockburn Central and Success the section of Beeliar Drive between Kwinana Freeway and Wentworth Parade was upgraded to six lanes in 2014 with significant changes made to
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