Shenton Avenue, Perth

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Shenton Avenue
General direction	East-West
From	Lakeside Drive, Joondalup
via	Connolly, Currambine
To	Ocean Reef Road, Ocean Reef and Burns Beach Road, Iluka
Major Junctions	Grand Boulevard, Joondalup Drive, Marmion Avenue

Shenton Avenue is a major road in the northern suburbs of Perth, Australia. It extends in an east-west direction from Lakeside Drive in Joondalup to a T-junction with Ocean Reef Road and Burns Beach Road. A portion of Shenton Avenue passes through the main centre of Joondalup, and provides quick access to Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City and Joondalup Health Campus. Outside the regional centre of Joondalup, Shenton Avenue provides direct access to Currambine Marketplace and Lake Joondalup Baptist College.

Shenton Avenue is a dual carriageway for most of its length, and changes to a two-way road west of Marmion Avenue. A number of major intersections cross the road, most of which are controlled by traffic light or roundabouts. The most significant intersection is a large two-lane roundabout crossing with Marmion Avenue. The roundabout was constructed shortly after Currambine Marketplace was opened in 1997. New traffic lights were constructed between Shenton Avenue and Grand Boulevard in the late 1990s. More new traffic lights were developed around the mid-2000s, where Shenton Avenue crosses with Pontiac Way and McLarty Avenue.

By 2008, Shenton Avenue will be connected with Mitchell Freeway with an interchange.

[edit] Major Intersections

• Grand Boulevard - Joondalup
• Joondalup Drive - Joondalup, Edgewater, Carramar, Tapping
• Connolly Drive - Currambine, Kinross
• Marmion Avenue - Connolly, Ocean Reef, Heathridge, Currambine, Iluka