Copper Coast Highway

Copper Coast Highway

South Australia
Copper Coast Highway; South Australia
	East end West end
Coordinates	34°09′43″S 138°09′20″E / 34.1620°S 138.1556°ECoordinates: 34°09′43″S 138°09′20″E / 34.1620°S 138.1556°E (East end); 33°55′55″S 137°37′42″E / 33.9320°S 137.6283°E (West end);
General information
Type	Highway
Length	58 km (36 mi)
Route number(s)	B85 (1998-present)
Major junctions
East end	Augusta Highway; Port Wakefield, South Australia
	Yorke Highway
West end	Spencer Highway; Wallaroo, South Australia
Location(s)
Major settlements	Kulpara; Paskeville; Kadina;
Highway system
	Highways in Australia; National Highway • Freeways in Australia; Highways in South Australia; ; ;

The Copper Coast Highway (route ) is a highway in South Australia which branches off from the Augusta Highway 2 km north of Port Wakefield and heads northwest across the top of Yorke Peninsula to Kadina and ends at the Spencer Gulf town of Wallaroo.

Improvements[]

In 2016, the state government proposed to restructure the intersection on the Copper Coast Highway at the north end of the Yorke Highway to provide a large roundabout instead of Yorke Highway terminating at a tee-junction.^[2] The roundabout is intended to reduce delays at the end of holiday periods when many people try to drive back towards Adelaide at the same time, and will permit road trains to operate between Port Wakefield and Ardrossan which had previously not been permitted due to limitations of that intersection. Subsidiary works improved the Yorke Highway north of Ardrossan with a widened bridge, sealed shoulders and overtaking lanes.^[3] Road trains up to 36.5 metres (120 ft) were previously permitted to operate on the Augusta Highway through Port Wakefield north towards Port Pirie and beyond, and from Ardrossan south to Port Giles, but were not permitted to operate north of Ardrossan to the Augusta Highway,^[4] limiting the capacity to transport grain or minerals. Work commenced on the roundabout in October 2017 and it was completed in January 2018.^[5]

A proposal by the Liberal Party of Australia before the 2018 state election was that if it was elected it would build a single lane overpass at the Augusta Highway end of the Copper Coast Highway to reduce traffic conflicts.^[6] The party won the election and upgraded the planning to completely grade-separate the intersection.^[7]

The contract for detailed design and construction of duplication of Port Wakefield Road through Port Wakefield and grade-separate the intersection with the Copper Coast Highway was let in March 2020 to the Port Wakefield to Port Augusta Alliance, a consortium of CPB Contractors, Aurecon and GHD Group. This consortium is also responsible for the duplication of Joy Baluch AM Bridge in Port Augusta. Both projects are expected to be completed in 2022.^[8]

Major intersections and towns[]

LGA	Location^[9]	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Wakefield	2km north of Port Wakefield	0	0.0	Augusta Highway (A1) – Adelaide, Snowtown	Eastern terminus of route B85
Wakefield	Port Arthur	6	3.7	Yorke Highway (B86) – Ardrossan	Road-train capable roundabout
Barunga West	Kulpara	17	11	Upper Yorke Road – Maitland, Bute
Copper Coast	Paskeville	30	19	Prices Road – Ninnes
		34	21	Ninnes Road – Lochiel
		35	22	Thrington Road – Moonta
	Kadina	49	30	Port Broughton Road – Port Broughton / Mines Road – Moonta
	Wallaroo	58	36	Spencer Highway (B89) – Port Broughton, Moonta	Western terminus of route B85

References[]

^ ^a ^b Google (15 September 2014). "Copper Coast highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
^ Copper Coast Highway Intersection with Yorke Highway - for illustrative purposes only (PDF) (Map). Government of South Australia. August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ Peter Malinauskas (10 August 2016). "New roundabout to help ease holiday traffic on Yorke Peninsula". News release (Press release). Government of South Australia.
^ RAVNet (Map). Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ Mayfield, Greg (9 January 2018). "Traffic fix sends mayors round the twist". The Northern Argus. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ "Cutting out crash corner at Port Wakefield". Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ "Port Wakefield Overpass and Highway Duplication". Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
^ McCormack, Michael (1 March 2020). "PORT WAKEFIELD AND JOY BALUCH UPGRADES ARE SIGNED, SEALED AND SOON TO BE DELIVERED" (PDF) (Press release). Retrieved 9 May 2020 – via Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure.
^ "Naming of State Rural Roads - Mid North" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 16 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

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[Google_maps-1] Google (15 September 2014). "Copper Coast highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

[2] Copper Coast Highway Intersection with Yorke Highway - for illustrative purposes only (PDF) (Map). Government of South Australia. August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[3] Peter Malinauskas (10 August 2016). "New roundabout to help ease holiday traffic on Yorke Peninsula". News release (Press release). Government of South Australia.

[4] RAVNet (Map). Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[5] Mayfield, Greg (9 January 2018). "Traffic fix sends mayors round the twist". The Northern Argus. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[6] "Cutting out crash corner at Port Wakefield". Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

[DPTI-7] "Port Wakefield Overpass and Highway Duplication". Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[8] McCormack, Michael (1 March 2020). "PORT WAKEFIELD AND JOY BALUCH UPGRADES ARE SIGNED, SEALED AND SOON TO BE DELIVERED" (PDF) (Press release). Retrieved 9 May 2020 – via Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure.

[9] "Naming of State Rural Roads - Mid North" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 16 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

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Interstate highways	Barrier Highway Dukes Highway Eyre Highway Mallee Highway Princes Highway Stuart Highway Sturt Highway
State highways	Augusta Highway Gawler Bypass Horrocks Highway Main South Road Port Wakefield Road Riddoch Highway Victor Harbor Road
Arterial roads	Adelaide–Mannum Road Barossa Valley Way Birdseye Highway Browns Well Highway Cameron Highway Copper Coast Highway Flinders Highway Flinders Ranges Way Glenelg Highway Gorge Road Goyder Highway Horrocks Highway Karoonda Highway Lincoln Highway Ngarkat Highway Onkaparinga Valley Road Playford Highway RM Williams Way Southern Ports Highway Spencer Highway St Vincent Highway Strathalbyn Road Strathalbyn–Goolwa Road The Outback Highway Thiele Highway Tod Highway Wellington Road Wilkins Highway Wimmera Highway Yorke Highway
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Copper Coast Highway South Australia

East end West end
Coordinates	34°09′43″S 138°09′20″E / 34.1620°S 138.1556°E / -34.1620; 138.1556Coordinates: 34°09′43″S 138°09′20″E / 34.1620°S 138.1556°E / -34.1620; 138.1556 (East end) 33°55′55″S 137°37′42″E / 33.9320°S 137.6283°E / -33.9320; 137.6283 (West end)
General information
Type	Highway
Length	58 km (36 mi)^[1]
Route number(s)	B85 (1998-present)
Major junctions
East end	Augusta Highway Port Wakefield, South Australia
	Yorke Highway
West end	Spencer Highway Wallaroo, South Australia
Location(s)
Major settlements	Kulpara Paskeville Kadina
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in South Australia