Robertson Drive
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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian road
| type = highway
| urban = yes
| road_name = Robertson Drive
| road_name2 = Bunbury Bypass / Bunbury Inner Ring Road
| state = WA
| image =
| caption =
| length = 4.94
| est =
| route = {{Plainlist|
- {{AUshield|R|1}} National Route 1 {{small|(Forrest Highway to South Western Highway south)}}
- {{AUshield|S|10}} State Route 10 {{small|(all sections)}}
}}
| direction_a = Northeast
| end_a = {{AUshield|R|1}} Forrest Highway {{small|(National Route 1), East Bunbury}}
| exits = {{Plainlist|
- {{AUshield|S|20}} South Western Highway {{small|(State Route 20)}}
- {{AUshield|R|1}} South Western Highway {{small|(National Route 1)}}
}}
| direction_b = Southwest
| end_b = {{AUshield|S|10}} Bussell Highway {{small|(State Route 10), Withers}}
| city = Bunbury
| through = {{WAcity|Glen Iris|Davenport|Carey Park|College Grove}}
}}
Robertson Drive, also known as the Bunbury Bypass,{{cite hansard |jurisdiction=Western Australia |url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard%5Chansard.nsf/0/5106a4b1c859335dc8257570007ee620/$FILE/A36%20S1%2020020411%20p9442b-9444a.pdf |format=PDF |house=Legislative Assembly |date= 11 April 2002 |speaker= Dan Barron-Sullivan |position=Deputy Leader of the Opposition|title=BUNBURY BYPASS, TRAFFIC PROBLEMS |pages=9942–9944}} Bunbury Ring Road, or Bunbury Inner Ring Road,{{cite web|author1=Main Roads Western Australia|title=Bunbury Outer Ring Road|url=https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/BuildingRoads/Projects/planning/Pages/BORR.aspx|publisher=Government of Western Australia|accessdate=6 October 2014|date=26 July 2014}} is a {{convert|4.9|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} road in Bunbury, Western Australia. It forms a partial ring road around Bunbury, allowing highway traffic to bypass the city centre. The road connects four highway routes that radiate out Bunbury: Forrest Highway to the north, South Western Highway north-eastbound and south-east bound, and Bussell Highway to the south.{{cite web|title=Road Information Mapping System|url=http://gis.mainroads.wa.gov.au/roadinformationmap/|publisher=Main Roads Western Australia|accessdate=2 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928155909/https://gis.mainroads.wa.gov.au/roadinformationmap/|archivedate=28 September 2013|df=dmy-all}} A dual carriageway along the route was completed in 1992.{{cite journal|title=Perth to Busselton: Coastal Corridor to the South-West |date=September 1994 |journal=Western Roads |volume=18|issue=3|page=6 |publisher=Main Roads Western Australia}}
Route description
The northern terminus of the highway is at the Eelup Roundabout, a large, traffic light controlled roundabout that distributes traffic to Koombana Drive, Sandridge Road, Robertson Drive and Forrest Highway. Traffic coming from Forrest Highway has a slip lane that allows free flowing of traffic onto Robertson Drive, whereas the southbound Forrest Highway traffic must proceed through 2 sets of traffic lights. After the roundabout, the road continues south as an {{convert|80|km/h}} zone. There is a traffic light controlled intersection with Picton Road and South Western Highway (northern section, which proceeds as State Route 20), from which the road becomes a {{convert|70|km/h}} zone. The road crosses over the Australind railway line and then descends into the Bunbury Industrial Area, with a major traffic light controlled intersection with South Western Highway (southern section, which proceeds as National Route 1) and Brittain Road. The road continues south, now an {{convert|80|km/h}} zone, followed by a sharp turn towards the west, meeting an intersection with Sommerville Drive. Following the Sommerville intersection, there is access provided to TAFE, the ECU campus and the hospitals. The roads southern terminus is with Bussell Highway at a roundabout with Bussell Highway gaining the State Route 10 marker in the southerly direction.
Internal designations
Robertson Drive is controlled by Main Roads Western Australia,{{cite web|author1=Main Roads Western Australia|title=Regional Roads Controlled by Main Roads Western Australia|url=https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/OurRoads/Facts/Pages/Regionalroads.aspx|publisher=Government of Western Australia|accessdate=6 October 2014|date=3 September 2014}} which internally designates it as Highway H57 Forrest Highway (north of South Western Highway), H9 South Western Highway (for the central section), and H43 Bussell Highway (south of South Western Highway).
Major intersections
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{{AUS-WAint
|LGAC=Bunbury
|LGAspan=5
|location=East Bunbury
|type=trans
|km=0.0
|road={{AUshield|R|1}} Forrest Highway east (National Route 1 east) / Sandridge Road west / Koombana Drive north{{WAcity|p=on|Bunbury|Mandurah|Perth}}
|notes=Eelup Roundabout (traffic light controlled); northern terminus; National Route 1 northern concurrency terminus; State Route 10 northern terminus}}
{{AUS-WAint
|location_special=East Bunbury–Glen Iris boundary
|km=1.5
|road= {{AUshield|S|20}} South Western Highway northeast (State Route 20 northeast) / Picton Road west{{WAcity|p=on|Harvey|Collie|Pinjarra}}
|notes= Traffic light intersection.
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|type=concur
|location= Davenport
|km=2.4
|road= {{AUshield|R|1}} South Western Highway southeast (State Route 10 northeast) / Brittain Road west{{WAcity|p=on|Donnybrook|Manjimup|Albany}}
|notes= Traffic light intersection. National Route 1 southern concurrency terminus
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|km=3.8
|location_special={{WAcity|Carey Park}}–{{WAcity|College Grove}} boundary
|road=Somerville Drive
|notes=Traffic light intersection.
}}
{{AUS-WAint
|km=5.1
|type=trans
|location_special={{WAcity|Carey Park}}–{{WAcity|Withers}}–{{WAcity|College Grove}} tripoint
|road={{AUshield|S|10}} Bussell Highway (State Route 10 south){{WAcity|p=on|Capel|Busselton|Margaret River}}
|notes=Southern terminus at roundabout, Robertson west to Bussell south free-flowing. State Route 10 concurrency terminus}}
{{Jctbtm||keys=concur,trans|notes=Note: Intersections with minor local roads are not shown}}
See also
- Wilman Wadandi Highway: also known as the Bunbury Outer Ring Road
References
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{{WA road routes
|route=National Route 1
|shield={{AUshield|R|1}}
|roads={{WA road routes/R|R1}}
|route2=State Route 10
|shield2={{AUshield|S|10}}
|roads2={{WA road routes/R|10}}
}}
Category:Roads in Western Australia
Category:Bunbury, Western Australia
Category:Highway 1 (Australia)
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