Pinjar Road, Perth

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Pinjar Road
Length 5 km
General direction South-North
From Wanneroo Road, Wanneroo
Major suburbs Tapping, Carramar
To Joondalup Drive, Tapping
Allocation Formerly part of State Route 86
Major Junctions None

Pinjar Road is an important arterial road in Perth, Western Australia. Traversing through the East Wanneroo area within the City of Wanneroo, it is a regional road designed for the movement of heavy goods and freight from the state's north and from the Neerabup industrial area. The road formerly connected with Old Yanchep Road to meet Wanneroo Road again near the Yanchep Beach turnoff.

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[edit] 2005 Realignment

In 2005, the relevant local government body responsible for the road, the City of Wanneroo, realised the importance of the road and the impact on residents in the adjoining suburbs of Banksia Grove, Carramar, Mariginiup, Neerabup and Tapping due to increased traffic[1]. Funding for the realignment was an issue as the responsibility of construction fell to the developers of the adjoining Carramar Golf Course Estate, Peet and Co, and the original plans did not call for construction of this road until at least 2008-2009.

In order to expedite construction and relieve traffic pressures, the city agreed to prefund construction of the realignment by the developer enabling it to be completed and opened midway through 2006. Prior to the opening of this realignment however, the extension of Joondalup Drive from Wanneroo Road to Neaves Road was completed and opened to traffic. This in turn caused a large number of heavy vehicles coming from East Wanneroo to deviate through roads within the suburb of Banksia Grove to connect with Joondalup Drive. As a consequence of this, the city implemented an order to limit the types of vehicles allowed to pass through the suburb[2] and imposed on-the-spot penalties of up to $A5,000 for offenders. The problems giving rise to these penalties may have occurred sooner if it was not for continued delays with the opening of Joondalup Drive, resulting from a number of disputes and issues between various local and state government agencies involved in the construction of the Joondalup Drive extension.

The need for this order was removed when the city subsequently closed the portion of Pinjar Road south of the Joondalup Drive/Neaves Road intersection, and north of the Yandella Promenade (formerly Clarkson Avenue)/Pinjar Road intersection. The closed section of Pinjar Road (now renamed Mornington Drive and Greenvale Place) has been turned into a local road that can only be accessed via Tumbleweed Drive, Banksia Grove.

[edit] Serviced Areas

[edit] Major Intersections

No major intersections along the route are controlled by Traffic lights. Traffic flow is maintained by the use of Roundabouts and Give Way signage at junctions along the route.

[edit] Future Plans

Future extension plans for the road call for its extension to Flynn Drive from its existing termination point at Joondalup Drive. A timetable for these works has not been formally announced or known.

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