MRWA is proposing to construct and operate Stage 2 (the Southern Link) and 3b (part of the Western Link) portion of the Albany Ring Road Proposal (ARR). The proposal includes construction and operation of seven kilometres of new road which will connect the intersection of South Coastal Highway and Link Road to the Port of Albany around the City of Albany. Stage 2 of the ARR is the southern link of the ring road located between the Lower Denmark Road George Street Intersection and Frenchman Bay Road. Stage 3b proposes to connect the South Coast Highway to Lower Denmark Road. The proposal comprises of dual and single carriageway road, associated bridges, interchanges, local road modifications and other infrastructure.
The proposal would include the loss of 29.4 hectares (ha) of native vegetation, and up to 34.4 ha of plantation and revegetation within a 137.7 ha proposal area.