The Town of Port Hedland are seeking suitably qualified civil contractors to complete works required to fulfil scope, as set out by the Wedgefield Route 1 Reconstruction documentation.

The Town of Port Hedland (Town) has identified the need for progressive upgrading of the existing road network within the Wedgefield Industrial Precinct in Hedland, WA 6721. The upgrades are required to raise the standard of road geometry to meet Main Roads Western Australia’s (MRWA) Restricted Access Vehicle (RAV) requirements, correct pavement defects, and address drainage issues within the precinct.

The Town has identified ‘Route 1’ as a high priority for upgrading within the precinct. ‘Route 1’ consists of the following roads as shown in Figure 1 below:

• Moorambine Street East of Pinga Street, including the Pinga Street intersection.

• Schillaman Street, East of Pinga Street, to Yanana Street, including the Yanana Street intersection.

• Peawah Street; and

• Yanana Street including the Abydos Place intersection.

Grant funding has become available to progressively upgrade the network over the ensuing financial years. Reconstruction works were completed at the intersection of Moorambine Street and Yanana Street in FY22/23, whilst the intersections of Moorambine/Peawah and Schillaman/Peawah are now targeted due to their poor geometry and higher rate of traffic-related incidents. These intersections and the Peawah mid-block works will connect to the completed works at the downstream end of the drainage network and will allow correct flow in rainfall events as the works progress throughout.