Hodges Drive
History
Hodges Drive's construction began in February 1981, to connect the northern end of Marmion Avenue with Joondalup Drive. Its purpose was to allow for easier access to the Joondalup suburbs development, especially the at the time newly built Wanneroo District Hospital and the Shire of Wanneroo's new administration buildings. Developed in two stages, the first clearing and establishing a limestone road base, and the second the sealing of the road with its completion as a two-lane road by the spring of 1981. An underpass for pedestrians was also built between Connolly and Heathridge.
The northern part of the Mitchell Freeway terminated at Hodges Drive between 1999 and 2008, and the road provides freeway access for residents in the Joondalup City area.
A project to duplicate Hodges Drive, turning it into a dual carriageway for its entire length, was completed by the end of June 2013.
Hodges Drive was extended to Boat Harbour Quays as part of the Ocean Reef Marina Project. Construction lasted 8 months and was completed on 20 July 2021.
Major intersections
The entire road's length is within the City of Joondalup.
Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Ocean Reef | 0 | 0.0 | Boat Harbour Quays | Western terminus at T-intersection | |
0.4 | 0.25 | Ocean Reef Road (State Route 85) Iluka, Mullaloo, Wangara, Ellenbrook | Roundabout | ||
0.7 | 0.43 | Venturi Drive | Roundabout | ||
1.1 | 0.68 | Constellation Drive | Roundabout | ||
Ocean Reef–Connolly–Heathridge tripoint | 1.4 | 0.87 | Marmion Avenue (State Route 71) – Yanchep, Clarkson, Hillarys, Scarborough | Traffic light controlled intersection | |
Connolly–Heathridge boundary | 2.5 | 1.6 | Caridean Street | Traffic light controlled intersection | |
Connolly, Heathridge, Joondalup tripoint | 3.4– 3.6 | 2.1– 2.2 | Mitchell Freeway (State Route 2) – Butler, Currambine, Stirling, Perth | Signalised diamond interchange. Mitchell Freeway free-flowing. | |
Joondalup | 4.0 | 2.5 | Joondalup Drive (State Route 85) – Bullsbrook, Carramar, Tapping, Edgewater | Eastern terminus at signalised interseciton. Continues as Grand Boulevard eastbound | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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Westbound from Joondalup Drive, crossing over Mitchell Freeway
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Westbound approach to Marmion Avenue
References
- ^ "Hodges Drive". Google Maps. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Construction of Hodges Drive begins at Joondalup". Wanneroo Times. 3 February 1981. p. 5.
- ^ "Hodges Drive Duplication Project Almost Complete". City News. City of Joondalup. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Hodges Drive extension to Ocean Reef Marina site now open". DevelopmentWA - Shaping our State's future. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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