The Australian Government is investing $4.7 billion into Western Australia to fund major projects, including:

• Perth Airport Gateway, which will reduce congestion and improve access to Perth Airport and the surrounding industrial areas;
• Swan Valley Bypass, a new 40 kilometre highway from the Reid Highway and Tonkin Highway intersection in Malaga to the Great Northern Highway at Muchea;
• the Perth Freight Link, providing improved capacity for heavy vehicle freight movements to and from the Port of Fremantle;
• Great Northern Highway, Muchea to Wubin;
• North West Coastal Highway, Minilnya to Barradale; and
• Tonkin Highway, grade separations.

Since the 2013 Federal Election, the Government has made significant commitments in Western Australia as detailed in this map.

This major, innovative project will provide a direct free-flowing connection between the Roe Highway and the Port of Fremantle, providing improved capacity for heavy vehicle freight movements to and from the Port. The project will complement the Australian Government's investment in projects such as Gateway WA, the Tonkin Highway Grade Separations, the Swan Valley Bypass and the High Street Upgrades. It will establish the Roe Highway as the preferred east-west freight route into the Port of Fremantle. This in turn will reduce the number of heavy vehicles using the Leach Highway, reducing commuter congestion on this route.

The project is expected to include heavy vehicle charging and be delivered as a public private partnership. The final scope and design of the project will be determined in consultation with the Western Australian Government and is anticipated to include:

The Perth Freight Link is expected to reduce transport costs and improve efficiency in heavy vehicle movements and freight access to Fremantle Port from Kewdale.

The Australian Government is continuing a major upgrade of the roads around Perth Airport, in particular around the southern access to the airport. It includes widening roads, and new and upgraded interchanges on the Tonkin and Leach Highways.

The project is expected to reduce congestion and improve access to Perth Airport and the surrounding industrial areas. It will cater for increasing traffic generated by growth in passenger numbers though the airport and consolidation of the domestic and international terminals. It will also support resource operations in regional areas of Western Australia by improving access to the airport for fly-in fly-out workforces.

The Australian Government will contribute $675 million to the Perth Airport Gateway project, with completion expected in early 2017.

The project will involve the construction of a new 40 kilometre highway from the Reid Highway and Tonkin Highway intersection in Malaga to the Great Northern Highway at Muchea.

The Great Northern Highway forms a key freight route connecting Perth to the north of Western Australia and is an important link for the transport of equipment and supplies to mining operations in the Pilbara region.

The project is expected to improve freight efficiency and freight network capacity, reduce vehicle operating costs and provide travel time savings. It will also relieve traffic congestion and improve the safety of the existing highway through the Swan Valley.

The Australian Government will contribute $615 million to the Swan Valley Bypass, with construction expected to commence in late-2016.