How much did Brand Highway cost to build?
Brand Highway links Muchea, north of Perth, with Geraldton in Western Australia. The original coastal route was opened as the Geraldton Highway on 4 April 1975 and was named Brand Highway the following year. A 2003 parliamentary answer described the route as 368 km long. In a 1978 parliamentary answer, Western Australia's transport minister stated that the original highway's total construction cost was A$4.2 million. That historical figure belongs to the initial road, not to later widening, passing-lane or Geraldton-corridor projects along the route.
Reported project cost
AUD 4.2 million
Approximately $5.5 million
Cost basis: 1975
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost1975
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- Total lengthWestern Australian Parliament, 25 June 2003 transport answer
- 368 km
Project record
Opened or launched
State Library of Western Australia, 1975 highway-opening record4 April 1975