Ranford Road is a major road in the southeastern suburbs of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

, and services a number of housing estates in Canning Vale

Canning Vale, Western Australia

Canning Vale is a large southern suburb of Perth, and is located 20 km from the Perth CBD. Its Local Government Areas are the City of Canning and the City of Gosnells .-History:...

 and Southern River

Southern River, Western Australia

Southern River is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells.It was originally a rural area with chicken farms for egg production, horse breeding properties and boarding kennels for cats and dogs...

, as well as forming part of one of the two major routes between the port city of Fremantle

Fremantle

Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...

 and Armadale

Armadale, Western Australia

Armadale is a suburb within the City of Armadale, located on the south-eastern edge of Perth's metropolitan area. The major junction of the South Western and Albany Highways, which connect Perth with the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia respectively, is located within the...

. It continues from South Street, a major east-west route in the southern suburbs which also provides access to the Kwinana Freeway

Kwinana Freeway

The Kwinana Freeway is a major arterial road in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth with the southern suburbs and then further on towards Mandurah, a distance of . It has a speed limit of , except in central Perth and south of Lakes Road . Like all Western Australian freeways, the minimum...

 and Murdoch railway station.

Ranford Road has recently undergone major roadworks to be upgraded to a dual carriageway

Carriageway

A carriageway consists of a width of road on which a vehicle is not restricted by any physical barriers or separation to move laterally...

 between Warton Road and Tonkin Highway, and is currently (as at 2009-11-09) undergoing roadworks at the Campbell Road intersection, upgrading to a dual carriageway and replacing the current roundabout

Roundabout

A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...

 with traffic lights. Once completed, Ranford Road will be dual carriageway from Bannister Road to Tonkin Highway.

It is part of state route 13.

Major intersections

• Bannister Road, Canning Vale
  Canning Vale, Western Australia
  Canning Vale is a large southern suburb of Perth, and is located 20 km from the Perth CBD. Its Local Government Areas are the City of Canning and the City of Gosnells .-History:...
  
  
• Livingstone Drive
• Waratah Avenue
• Nicholson Road
• Campbell Road
• Warton Road, Harrisdale
  Harrisdale, Western Australia
  Harrisdale is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia and is one of the western suburbs of the City of Armadale. It was gazetted in 2007...
  
  /Southern River
  Southern River, Western Australia
  Southern River is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells.It was originally a rural area with chicken farms for egg production, horse breeding properties and boarding kennels for cats and dogs...
  
  
• Southern River Road, Southern River
  Southern River, Western Australia
  Southern River is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells.It was originally a rural area with chicken farms for egg production, horse breeding properties and boarding kennels for cats and dogs...
  
  
• Tonkin Highway
  Tonkin Highway
  Tonkin Highway, at , is a limited access dual carriageway in Perth, Western Australia, connecting Reid Highway in the north with Thomas Road in the south. Mostly a 4 lane highway, some sections of the highway are to a 4 to 6 lane freeway standard; the remainder of the highway has been designed to...
  
  , Forrestdale
  Forrestdale, Western Australia
  Forrestdale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Armadale.- Natural history :Forrestdale is home to Forrestdale Lake, a nature reserve important for waterbirds, many of which breed there. It usually fills in winter and dries out in summer...
  
  
• Lake Road, Forrestdale
  Forrestdale, Western Australia
  Forrestdale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Armadale.- Natural history :Forrestdale is home to Forrestdale Lake, a nature reserve important for waterbirds, many of which breed there. It usually fills in winter and dries out in summer...
  
  

Speed limits

The road's speed limit is 70 km/h (43 mph) from Bannister Road to the edge of Southern River

Southern River, Western Australia

Southern River is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells.It was originally a rural area with chicken farms for egg production, horse breeding properties and boarding kennels for cats and dogs...

's metropolitan limit at Balfour St. At that point, it increases to 80 km/h (50 mph).

Features

Main features located on the road include:

• Market City (Canning Vale)
• Livingston Marketplace Shopping Centre
• Gosnells Golf Club
• WA Kennel Association
• Southern River Shopping Centre
• Housing estates (Boardwalk, Sanctuary Waters, The Avenues, Ranford, Livingston).