Coastal Road

Coastal Road is a 9.8 km loop road linking Craite to its inner suburbs. Along its loop are major inerchange, including Harbour Highway, Busy Street and Justin Avenue and Craite Highway.

Coastal Road was one of the first roads on Craite’s map. It was, at the time, the major access point to Craite. Now, there are multiple access points to this day.

Route Description
Coastal Road does not have an official start point although it is believed to officially start at the intersection of Spencer Street and Airport Drive. The road travels at a slight angle going north. It has residences on both sides of the road, where it approaches the intersection of Manor Street and Airport Drive. The road travels uphill up to a T-junction with Foreshore Drive. The angle gets stronger up to a T-junction with Jackson Place then connects up with Harbour Highway (the Road has the traffic lights).

Coastal Road becomes a six lane single carriageway and approaches one of the busiest intersections in the city, West Craite Road and Welshpool Road. The road goes downhill into the central business district and connects up with many city street. The road approaches an intersection at Busy Street and Justin Avenue, where the road again becomes a four lane dual carriageway.

Coastal Road continues as a four lane dual carriageway where it becomes a six lane single carriageway at Fitzgerald Highway (formerly Fitzgerald Road) and goes over the Cul-de-sac River and goes through East Craite and Pepra Lake. One of the busiest intersections approaches as Craite passes Access Road, and a diamond interchange (Coastal Road with the lights) at Craite Highway. The road has access points into the eastern part of the Pepra Lake commercial area and the northern part of the East Craite residential area. The road loops around, connects up with East Craite Highway, Heather Street and starts again.

Future works
Coastal Road is expected to become a highway due to the extreme amount of traffic between Fitzgerald Highway and Craite Highway.