Hepburn Avenue is an arterial east-west road in the northern suburbs of

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, Western Australia. The road links

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in the west with Malaga and Whiteman in the east. It also connects the residential developments that span its length with several local facilities, as well as major road routes into central Perth.

History

The road was built in the 1980s to meet suburban demand and was originally proposed on the

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as a freeway. It was named after

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(1915-2004), one of the drafters of the Scheme together with Professor

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(1908–1997). Between 1986 and 1988, Hepburn Avenue represented the northern terminus of the Mitchell Freeway. Subsequent additions east of Wanneroo Road, the original terminus, have been built in stages — in the late 1990s it was extended further east, reaching Alexander Drive in 2005, and extending to Beechboro Road in October 2010. The opening of the extension was delayed several months due to street lighting issues. Construction began on the next extension through to Marshall Road in August 2010, and was opened in June 2012. Works to upgrade Hepburn Avenue to a dual carriageway were constructed between the late 2000s to the early 2010s. The first stage was from Wanneroo Road to Giralt Road, completed in the late 2000s. Next was from Alexander Drive to Mirrabooka Avenue, completed in 2010. The remaining part between Mirrabooka Avenue and Bellerive Boulevard was upgraded in 2012. The last section to become a dual carriageway, east of Alexander Drive was completed in 2017. During 2018—19, the eastern end of Hepburn Avenue was upgraded to link with a realigned

Beechboro Road North Beechboro Road is a north–south arterial road located in the northeastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, connecting Morley and Bayswater with areas further north. Until the construction of the nearby section of Tonkin Highway between 1 ...

at a grade separated

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with Tonkin Highway as part of

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Route description

Hepburn Avenue begins at a

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, joining with

West Coast Drive West Coast Drive is a scenic north-south route along the Indian Ocean in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. History The road was initially a street which formed part of North Beach, which from the 1920s onwards was a coastal v ...

Whitfords Avenue Whitfords Avenue is an arterial east–west road located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Route description Whitfords Avenue is allocated State Route 83 east of Marmion Avenue, and Tourist Drive 204 (Sunset Coast Tourist D ...

and

Hillarys Boat Harbour Hillarys Boat Harbour is a marina and tourist precinct located in Hillarys, north of Perth, Western Australia and on the Indian Ocean. History Hillarys Boat Harbour was the first such major marina in the north metropolitan region of Perth. Co ...

carpark, and ends at a

Tonkin Highway Tonkin Highway is an north–south highway and partial freeway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth Airport and Kewdale with the city's north-eastern and south-eastern suburbs. As of April 2020, the northern terminus is at the intercha ...

, continuing eastwards as

. Hepburn Avenue provides direct access to Kingsway City shopping centre in Madeley and St Stephen's School in Duncraig, as well as the

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, which was constructed at the

Mitchell Freeway The Mitchell Freeway is a freeway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking central Perth with the city of Joondalup. It is the northern section of State Route 2, which continues south as Kwinana Freeway and Forrest ...

interchange, and opened in January 2005. Hepburn Avenue is a four lane dual carriageway for its entire length (an exception was the section between Beechboro Road North and Marshall Road but this was removed with the development of

). Hepburn Avenue is allocated State Route 82 for its entire length from 2019 onwards; before then this allocation only extended eastwards to Wanneroo Road.

Hillarys Boat Harbour to Wanneroo Road

Hepburn Avenue commences at the roundabout just east of the main entrance to the Hillarys Boat Harbour, with Whitfords Avenue to the north and West Coast Drive to the south. From that roundabout, Hepburn Avenue runs for bordering the suburbs of Hillarys to the north and

to the south before encountering a traffic light controlled intersection at fellow arterial road

Marmion Avenue Marmion Avenue is a arterial road in the northern coastal suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking Trigg in the south with Yanchep in the north. It forms part of State Route 71 along with West Coast Highway, which it joins onto at its s ...

. Following this intersection Hepburn Avenue runs for bordering

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to the north and Duncraig to the south and encountering some local roads and providing access to St Stephen’s School, before encountering Mitchell Freeway at a standard diamond interchange. The southbound entrance ramp to the freeway provides access to Greenwood railway station. The road then borders

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to the north and Greenwood to the south for , intersecting with several local roads within the area before meeting arterial highway Wanneroo Road at a traffic light controlled intersection. This intersection marks the former eastern terminus of State Route 82, and Wanneroo Road is the boundary of both the

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and

Wanneroo Wanneroo is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Geography As it is on the Swan Coastal Plain, the Wanneroo wetlands stretch parallel to the coastline and to the north and south of the suburb. Education ...

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East of Wanneroo Road

Following the Wanneroo Road intersection, Hepburn Avenue is now within the City of Wanneroo. For , Hepburn Avenue borders Madeley to the north and Marangaroo to the south, during which it provides access to the Kingsway City shopping centre and local sporting areas in Madeley. The road then reaches Hartman Drive at a roundabout, with the suburb boundary to the north changing to Darch. Hepburn Avenue reaches

Mirrabooka Avenue Mirrabooka Avenue is a major north-south road located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It is a four-lane dual carriageway for its entire length. It mainly passes through residential areas, as well as industrial areas on the ...

at a roundabout later, after which Hepburn Avenue borders Landsdale to the north and

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to the south for another before reaching

Alexander Drive Alexander Drive is a major north–south arterial road in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, connecting Perth's central business district (CBD) with Edith Cowan University's Mount Lawley campus and the Malaga industrial area, a ...

at a traffic light controlled intersection. Hepburn Avenue then heads into the

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LGA, now bordering Cullacabardee to the north and Ballajura to the south. It curves to the southeast and does so for the next , intersecting with Marangaroo Drive, Lakefarm Retreat, and Bellefin Drive, before finally terminating at a roundabout interchange at Tonkin Highway and continuing southwards as Beechboro Road North following the interchange.

Major intersections

(Tourist Drive 204) north / West Coast Drive (Tourist Drive 204) south, Hillarys and

(State Route 71), Hillarys,

and Duncraig * Gibson Avenue,

* Lilburne Road, Duncraig * Glengarry Drive, Duncraig *

(State Route 2),

, Duncraig,

and Greenwood * Kingsley Drive,

* Barridale Drive,

* Allenswood Road, Greenwood * Moolanda Boulevard,

* Cockman Road, Greenwood *

Wanneroo Road Wanneroo Road is a arterial highway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia linking Joondanna and Yokine in the south with Wanneroo and Yanchep in the north. As part of State Route 60, it begins from Charles Street in the inner ...

(State Route 60),

, Greenwood, Madeley and Marangaroo * Hartman Dr, Madeley, Marangaroo and Darch *

, Darch, Marangaroo, Landsdale and

(State Route 56),

* Marangaroo Drive (State Route 81) Ballajura and Cullacabardee *

, Ballajura, Whiteman and Cullacabardee (roundabout interchange, continues as

eastwards)

Former intersections

* Marshall Road, Malaga (removed as part of

)

References

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