Eelup roundabout - how it will work (video)

The hotly debated Eelup Roundabout redevelopment will be completed later this month and Main Roads senior project manager Brett Lowcock explained to the South Western Times how it will work.

Watch Main Roads' traffic simulation video of how the roundabout will work

There will be eight sets of lights synchronised to remove any traffic build-up around the roundabout.

The lights will switch east-west to north-south to ensure continuous traffic flow.

Mr Lowcock said the developments would make it easier for everyday traffic and peak holiday traffic to travel through the roundabout.

‘‘Now only one car can pass through at one time whereas with this you get a platoon of cars out at once,’’ he said.

‘‘The plans we’ve done are based on current peak hour traffic plus 35 per cent more vehicles.

‘‘Effectively it’s future proof for at least 10 years.’’

Mr Lowcock said the new three lane roundabout would be easy for road-users to navigate.

‘‘People have said that they have enough trouble knowing which lane to be in with two lanes,’’ he said.

‘‘But these new ones will have markings on them so that depending where people want to go they can go in that lane.

‘‘For instance those that want to go to Perth there will be a 'P' marked in the lane.’’

The developments have been built to cater for the major holiday traffic with road sensors placed hundreds of metres away from the roundabout on Robertson Drive.

‘‘If there is a big backlog of traffic the lights will change to allow more time for that route,’’ Mr Lowcock said.

‘‘The roundabout is built to accommodate for every hour of the day.’’