Works in your Neighbourhood

Road works are coordinated so as to minimise disruptions to residents, motorists and pedestrians. For example, road works located near residential areas are carried out mostly in the day, and road works near schools and busy roads are scheduled for non-peak hours.

Work on the City’s roads, footpaths and verges can be carried out by a number of different service providers. In general, the City manages the local roads within the local government area and the main, State controlled roads are managed by Main Roads WA.

Needs assessment 

Roads are condition-rated against a range of criteria to determine the need for, and timing of, preventative or remedial action to prevent loss of service. The ratings address factors such as structure, surface cracking, ride-ability, age and predicted increases in traffic volumes and vehicle classifications. 

Main Roads Smart Freeways project

The Department of Main Roads are delivering Perth’s first Smart Freeway and creating an additional lane on the Kwinana Freeway from Canning Highway to Narrows Bridge. Smart technology will be used to open and close traffic lanes in the event of an incident and adjust speed limits to get more through traffic during busy periods. For more information and to sign up for updates on this project, visit the Main Roads website.

Current road and footpath works

Planned Capital Works Projects

City of South Perth capital work projects for the 2018/19 financial year include:

Road rehabilitation 

• Mill Point Road – between Swan View Street to Way Road, South Perth
• Coode Street – between Thelma Street to Alston Avenue, Como
• Conlon Street – between Manning to Garvey Street, Manning
• Kent Street – Northbound 170m from Manning Road, Karawara
• Kilkenny Circle South and Kilkenny Circle North – between Carrick Way to Elderfield Road, Waterford
• Eric Street – between Coode Street to McDonald Street, Como
• Manning Road Westbound – between Gillon Street to Elderfield Road, Manning
• Lawler Street – 50 meters to Angelo Street, South Perth
• Manning Road Eastbound – between Clydesdale to Ley Street, Manning
• Duckett Drive and Cloister Avenue Intersection, Manning
• McDonald Street and Preston Street Intersection, Como
• Manning Road Westbound – 70m west of Kent Street to 100m east of Gillon Street, Waterford
• Thelma Street – between Canning Highway to Axford Street, Como
• Douglas Avenue Eastbound – Canning Highway to Vista Street, South Perth
• Norton Street – between Sandgate Street to Canning Highway, South Perth
• York Street – between King Edward Street to Alexandra Street, South Perth
• Richardson Street – 100m to Melville Parade, South Perth

Traffic management measures

• Coode Street, South Perth
• Mill Point/Forrest Street, South Perth
• Kwinana Freeway/South Terrace, South Perth
• Thelma Street, Como
• Angelo Street/Forrest Street, South Perth
• Manning Road/Townsing Drive, Waterford

Drainage

• Pump replacements, South Perth
• Stormwater pit replacement, City wide
• Sump Upgrades, City Wide
• Catchment 36 – Clydesdale Street, Como
  

Footpaths

• Slab footpath replacement program, City wide
• Path infill (new paths) program, City wide
• Karawarra greenways, Karawara

The City aims to provide and maintain high quality facilities for the local and wider community that support amenity, sport, recreation and biodiversity outcomes. 

The City’s parks and reserves are being progressively hydro-zoned and eco-zoned to conserve water. The City is provided an allocation by the Department of Water and has to operate within that allocation while still maintaining parks and reserves for the community to use and enjoy. 

Hydro-zoning is the practice of grouping types of vegetation into categories with similar water requirements to enable more efficient and responsible use of irrigation water. When designing and managing POS, the different water needs of turf, lawns, trees and low water-use plants are taken into account. Eco-zoning is the conversion of existing turfed areas into native garden areas. Ultimately this allows for minimal water to support an area that once sustained turf, saving large volumes of water.

The City also facilitates effective management of the Swan and Canning River foreshores and improves the amenity value and sustainable uses of all our public open spaces and foreshores. 

Current park and reserve works 

Planned Capital Works Projects

Parks and reserves capital work projects for the 2018/19 financial year include:

• Morris Mundy – playground equipment upgrades
• Olives Reserve  construction
• Swanview Terrace  Reserve 
• Irrigation upgrades – various reserves
• Connect South Mends Street Project – South Perth foreshore
• Bodkin Park - new Living Stream
• Neil McDougall Lake - water sensitive urban design upgrades

The City develops and facilitates community infrastructure to service community needs and priorities. The City owns a variety of building assets including public toilets, administration buildings, libraries, kindergartens, recreation centres, education centres and community halls.  

Capital works range from construction of new buildings, extension to existing buildings, replacement/ upgrade of building components or major rehabilitation.  The works are assessed based on building condition assessments or on community development needs.  The City also arranges building maintenance for City properties as per tenant lease agreement requirements.  

Current building works 

Planned Capital Works Projects

Building capital work projects for the 2018/19 financial year include:

• Como Tram rehousing
• Collins St Community Hall improvement works
• Old Mill & Cottage House roof replacement
• Manning Senior Citizens Centre airconditioning
• Hazel McDougall House milking shed improvements
• Neil McDougall park toilets
• Kindergarten improvement works - McDougall Kindergarten
• John McGrath Pavilion Awning