Ranford Road is a major road in the southeastern suburbs of

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, Western Australia, and services a number of housing estates in

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and Southern River, as well as forming part of one of the two major routes between the port city of

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and Armadale. It continues from South Street, a major east-west route in the southern suburbs which also provides access to the

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and

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. It is part of State Route 13.

History

Ranford Road was upgraded to a dual

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between Warton Road and Tonkin Highway. This project was completed in November 2014 costing $12.3 million, which was jointly funded by the

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and the

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. In August 2020, construction began on a new Ranford Road Bridge over the

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as part of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link works. The new bridge, which is higher and longer, will carry six traffic lanes and a dedicated bus lane. Traffic switched to part of the new bridge on 16 November 2021. Construction is expected to be completed by mid 2023.

Major intersections

* Bannister Road,

* Livingstone Drive * Waratah Avenue *

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(State Route 31) * Campbell Road * Warton Road,

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/ Southern River * Southern River Road, Southern River *

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 ...

(State Route 4), Forrestdale * Armadale Road (State Route 14), Forrestdale

Speed limits

The road's speed limit is from Bannister Road to the edge of Southern River's metropolitan limit at Balfour Street. At that point, it increases to .

Features

Main features located on the road include: * Market City (Canning Vale) * Livingston Marketplace Shopping Centre * Gosnells Golf Club * WA Kennel Association * Southern River Shopping Centre * Housing estates (Boardwalk, Sanctuary Waters, The Avenues, Ranford, Livingston).

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