Perth Link Roads

Perth Link Roads Tasmania
Entrance to Perth Link Roads near the South Esk River
General information
Type	Highway
Length	8 km (5.0 mi)
Opened	2020
Route number(s)	National Highway (Perth - Breadalbane)
Major junctions
West end	Midland Highway (Perth Roundabout)
	Illawarra Road
North end	Midland Highway Evandale Road Breadalbane
Location(s)
Region	Midlands
Major settlements	Perth, Breadalbane
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Tasmania

Perth Link Roads is a A$92.3 million bypass that carries the Midland Highway in Tasmania.

Route

The bypass begins at Breadalbane on the speed grade intersection, bypassing the roundabout after finishing the Southern Outlet. The highway continues to also bypass the Old Midland Highway and Island Block and Paving, it keeps going then passes the two roundabouts, then goes over the speed grade intersection for Illawarra Road, then about a kilometre or two, the bypass ends on the roundabout at Perth and the South Esk River.

History

Originally, the bypass was going to be built for Illawarra Road from the entrance of Perth, near the bridge that crosses the South Esk River which was going to have a Speed grade intersection for the Midland Highway. The plan was to replace the already existing route for Illawarra Road which used to go on Drummond Street. The plan was not built at all until 2018. In 2017 the Tasmanian Government announced that the bypass will be constructed in 2018. The first stage of the bypass was opened to traffic which bypassed the Breadalbane roundabout with two speed grade intersections and bypasses Devon Hills. In April 2020, the first stage of the bypass was opened but only went onto Illawarra Road due to the rest of the bypass being still constructed, so drivers would have to go through Perth and then coming out of Perth but going onto two roundabouts before going onto the Southern Outlet. The bypass was completed and opened in June 2020 with a cost of A$92.3 million. A cycling path was built near the Main railway line and finishes on Illawarra Road.