National Route 1 is a mostly somewhat coastal route in Western Australia. In some cases it travels quite close to the coast and the Indian and Southern Oceans and at other times it is further inland, but still generally following the coastline.
The quality of the route varies from rural 2 lane highway to multi-lane suburban arterial road and also freeway standard.
1 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Road Information Mapping System.
2 WA Government, Media Statements, Works Infrastructure Pty Ltd win contract for Coolgardie-Esperance Highway roadwork, 31 January 2000.
3 WA Government, State Records Office of Western Australia.
4 WA Government, Ministerial Media Statements, $1.6 million Coolgardie-Esperance Highway intersection upgrade, 24 March 2010.
5 WA Government, Media Statements, Goldfields-Esperance road safety improved, 10 February 2015.
6 WA Government, Ministerial Media Statements, $5 million upgrade for South Western Highway, 8 November 2001.
7 WA Government, Ministerial Media Statements, South Coast Highway improvements a boost to local community, 7 February 2007.
8 WA Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Stage one of Albany Ring Road opens to traffic - with a new name, 27 April 2007.
9 WA Government, Media Statements, Another passing lane for South Coast Highway, 31 October 2008.
10 WA Government, Media Statements, South Coast Highway widening under way near Ravensthorpe, 10 January 2008.
11 WA Government, State Government begins Chester Pass Road upgrade, 8 November 2010.
12 WA Government, Media Statements, Ravensthorpe heavy vehicle route complete, 21 December 2015.
13 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Projects, South Coast Highway.
14 WA Government, Media Statements, New Phillips River Bridge open following flood, 14 February 2018.
15 Sam Laybutt (
Ozroads).
16 WA Government, Parliament of Western Australia, Parliamentary Questions, Question On Notice No. 2471 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 21 June 2007 by Mr P.D. Omodei.
17 WA Government, Media Statements, Highway upgrade at Kirup improves safety, 9 February 2004.
18 WA Government, Ministerial Media Statements, New overtaking lane for South Western Highway, 4 April 2003.
19 WA Government, South West Highway to be upgraded near Donnybrook, 5 October 2007.
20 WA Government, Ministerial Media Statements, More upgrades planned for South Western Highway, 24 November 2009.
21 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Project Update, South Western Highway, November 2015.
22 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, South Western Highway, Balingup.
23 South West Focus Conference, Main Roads WA Linking the South West, May 2007.
24 WA Government, Media Statements, Extension of SW dual carriageway to be constructed this year, 30 June 1995.
25 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Network Changes: Rural, 19 March 2013.
26 WA Government, Media Statements, Consultancy awarded for designing section of Old Coast Road (Preston), 19 January 1996.
27 WA Government, Media Statements, Official opening of Australind Bypass duplication, 18 December 1997.
28 Western Australia Legislative Council, Old Coast Road, Improvements to Ease Traffic Congestion, 9 November 2000.
29 WA Government, Media Statements, Work starts on $16 million Eelup roundabout upgrade, 26 July 2011.
30 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Completed Projects, Eelup Roundabout.
31 Bunbury Herald, Highway now runs to Eelup roundabout, 17 June 2014.
32 WA Government, Heritage Council of Western Australia, inHerit, Mandurah Bridge.
33 WA Government, Media Statements, $1.2 million to improve Leach Highway and Stock Road intersection, 21 August 2007.
34 City of Mandurah, Mandurah Heritage Register, May 2014.
35 Western Roads, Perth to Busselton: Coastal Corridor to the South-West, September 1994.
36 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Completed Projects, Ennis Avenue Intersection Upgrades.
37 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Ennis Avenue-Port Kennedy Drive Intersection Upgrade, April 2015.
38 WA Government, New intersection opens in Port Kennedy, 22 June 2015.
39 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Completed Projects, Leach Highway and Norma Road Intersection Upgrade, 23 July 2018.
40 WA Government, Media Statements, Official opening of Eastern Gateway project, 13 June 1997.
41 WA Government, Media Statements, Works commence on Great Eastern Highway upgrade, 25 June 2011.
42 WA Government, Heritage Council of Western Australia.
43 WA Government, Media Statements, Main Roads East Perth building named Don Aitken Centre, 25 May 1993.
44 WA Government, Media Releases, Contract awarded for strengthening cement across Barabiddy Creek (Gascoyne), 31 August 1995.
45 WA Government, Media Statements, Official opening of 8 km realignment of NW Coastal Hwy at Geraldton, 7 March 1997.
46 WA Government, Media Statements, Main Roads contract awarded to Brierty Contractors to widen Great Northern Highway, 17 February 1998.
47 WA Government, Media Statements, Go-ahead for new Gascoyne Bridge, 28 September 2001.
48 WA Government, Media Statements, Works to repair Maitland River Bridge will start immediately, 9 September 2004.
49 WA Government, Media Statements, Two new passing lanes for Perth to Geraldton highway, 31 May 2006.
50 WA Government, Media Statements, Highway safety works in the Mid-West to be delivered this year, 6 January 2006.
51 WA Government, Ministerial Media Statements, Works progressing on upgrading South Western Highway, 23 November 2005.
52 WA Government, Media Statements, Premier inspects Southern Transport Corridor, 12 August 2005.
53 WA Government, Media Statements, Passing lanes to improve safety on Brand Highway, 19 June 2007.
54 WA Government, Media Statements, Bridge upgrades to make for a safer journey, 12 December 2008.
55 WA Government, Media Statements, Coolgardie-Esperance Highway realignment near Grass Patch to boost safety, 21 July 2008.
56 WA Government, Media Statements, Construction set to commence on Great Northern Highway, 18 February 2009.
57 WA Government, Media Statements, New passing lanes on NW Coastal nearing completion, 19 November 2010.
58 WA Government, Media Statements, Upgrade to North West Coastal Hwy intersection, 1 November 2012.
59 WA Government, Media Statements, New $8.1m bridge for Greenough River, 4 February 2014.
60 WA Government, Media Statements, Media Releases, New bridge a boost for regional highway safety, 2 October 2014.
61 WA Government, Media Statements, Bridge improvements set for Brand Highway, 5 February 2015.
62 WA Government, Media Statements, Construction to start on 107 km upgrade of North West Coastal Highway, 13 February 2015.
63 WA Government, Media Statements, Contract awarded for Yannarie River Bridge, 5 February 2015.
64 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Projects, North West Coastal Highway Widening Minilya to Nanutarra.
65 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Latest News, Rolling out new signs in the Pilbara, 21 December 2018.
66 WA Government, Main Roads Western Australia, Completed Projects, North West Coastal Highway and Hosken Street Intersection, Geraldton, 19 December 2018.