Gilmore Avenue

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Gilmore Avenue

General information
TypeRoad
Length7 km (4.3 mi)
Major junctions
North end Thomas Road, Medina
 Wellard Road
South end Mandurah Road, East Rockingham

Gilmore Avenue is a main road and suburban distributor in Kwinana south of Perth, and runs through or alongside the suburbs of Medina, Orelia, Calista and Leda, linking them to the Kwinana Freeway via Thomas Road and also to Kwinana Hub Shopping Centre.

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In 1999 it was extended to Mandurah Road through the Leda Nature Reserve. It continues as Dixon Road into Rockingham.

The northern section services the town of Centre of Kwinana.

A $4 million project to upgrade the road to a dual carriageway, between Runnymede Gate and Mandurah Road, began in September 2014. Completion is expected in March 2015. [1]

Major intersections

The entire road, save for its southern terminus, is within the City of Kwinana,

LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Kwinana PostansOreliaMedina tripoint00.0Australian state route 21.svg Thomas Road (State Route 21)  Byford, Kwinana Beach, Perth Northern terminus at signalised T-intersection. Access to Kwinana Freeway and Kwinana railway station
MedinaOreliaKwinana Town Centre-Calista quadripoint1.50.93Summerton Road westbound / Sulphur Road eastboundSignalised intersection. Access to Kwinana railway station
Kwinana Town Centre-Calista boundary2.01.2Harlow Road westbound / Chisham Avenue eastboundSignalised intersection. Access to Kwinana Marketplace
Calista-Kwinana Town Centre-Wellard-Leda quadripoint3.11.9Wellard Road westbound / Henley Boulevard eastboundRoundabout. Access to Wellard railway station
KwinanaRockingham boundary East Rockingham Leda Cooloongup Hillman quadripoint6.74.2Australian state route 22.svg Mandurah Road (State Route 22)   Kwinana Beach, Rockingham, Baldivis, Mundijong .Southern terminus at signalised intersection. Continues as Australian state route 22.svg Dixon Road (State Route 22) westbound
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. "Gilmore Avenue dual carriageway upgrade commences". City of Kwinana. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.