City Recognised at Engineering Awards
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The City of Rockingham was a finalist at the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia WA (IPWEA WA) Excellence Awards, hosted at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle on Friday 14 March 2025.
The City was nominated for the road safety improvements delivered by the Mandurah Road upgrade from Fifty Rd to Safety Bay Rd in Baldivis, completed in 2024.
Traffic volume on Mandurah Road has increased consistently over the years due to substantial development in Baldivis. The Mandurah Road Upgrade aimed to address run-off-road crashes (vehicles leaving the road and hitting roadside objects) and night-time crashes.
“The project aligns with the City’s Road Safety Management Plan 2023-2030 which includes actions to identify and deliver priority road improvement and Blackspot projects,”City of Rockingham Mayor Deb Hamblin said.
“We are honoured to be included among other highly competitive entries at the Excellence Awards, and the City thanks IPWEA WA for acknowledging this latest step in the City’s ongoing journey to improve road safety.”
By reviewing the crash history of Mandurah Road in sections, the City was able to implement innovative treatments targeting the crash types prevalent in each section, rather than simply applying the same treatments along the entire road.
After analysing crash types between Fifty Rd to Safety Bay Rd, the City:
constructed a concrete median island between northbound and southbound lanesinstalled street lighting in the centre median island to provide visibility and separate opposing trafficwidened the existing unsealed road shoulder and constructed a two metre wide sealed shoulder to provide asafer recovery areainstalled audible edge line marking for an additional cue if a vehicle leaves the carriageway.The City intends to install similar treatments on Mandurah Rd to the south of Safety Bay Rd in future.