# Ranford Road

Ranford Road is a major road in the southeastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, and services a number of housing estates in Canning Vale and Southern River, as well as forming part of one of the two major routes between the port city of Fremantle and Armadale. It continues from South Street, a major east–west route in the southern suburbs which now also provides access to the Kwinana Freeway and Murdoch railway station.
It is part of State Route 13.

## History

Ranford Road was upgraded to a dual carriageway between Warton Road and Tonkin Highway. This project was completed in November 2014, costing around A$12.3 million, which was jointly funded by the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and the City of Armadale.
In August 2020, construction began on a new Ranford Road Bridge over the Kwinana freight railway as part of the Thornlie-Cockburn Link works. The new bridge, which is higher and longer, will carry six traffic lanes and a dedicated bus lane. Traffic switched to part of the new bridge on 16 November 2021. Construction is expected to be completed by mid-2023.

## Major intersections

| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Canning | Canning Vale | 0.0 | 0.0 | Bannister Road | Northwestern terminus. Continues as South Street (State Route 13) to Murdoch, Perth and Fremantle. Traffic light intersection |
| Canning | Canning Vale | 1.6 | 0.99 | Waratah Avenue | Traffic light intersection |
| Canning | Canning Vale | 2.7 | 1.7 | Queensgate Drive | Access to Livingston Marketplace shopping centre. Traffic light intersection |
| Canning | Canning Vale | 3.0 | 1.9 | Nicholson Road (State Route 31) – Cannington, Thornlie, Piara Waters, Oakford | Traffic light intersection |
| Canning | Canning Vale | 3.9 | 2.4 | Campbell Road | Traffic light intersection |
| Canning–Gosnells–Armadale tripoint | Canning Vale–Southern River–Harrisdale tripoint | 4.9 | 3.0 | Warton Road – Jandakot, Huntingdale, Maddington | Traffic light intersection |
| Gosnells–Armadale boundary | Southern River–Harrisdale boundary | 5.9 | 3.7 | Bristle Avenue northeast bound / Wright Road southwest bound – Huntingdale, Piara Waters | Traffic light intersection |
| Gosnells–Armadale boundary | Southern River–Harrisdale boundary | 7.2 | 4.5 | Southern River Road – Gosnells | Roundabout |
| Gosnells–Armadale boundary | Southern River–Forrestdale boundary | 9.1 | 5.7 | Anstey Road | Roundabout |
| Gosnells–Armadale boundary | Champion Lakes–Forrestdale–Southern River tripoint | 9.5 | 5.9 | Tonkin Highway (State Route 4) – Byford, Welshpool, Morley, Perth Airport | Traffic light intersection |
| Armadale | Champion Lakes–Seville Grove boundary | 10.4 | 6.5 | Alex Wood Drive | Roundabout |
| Armadale | Champion Lakes–Seville Grove–Forrestdale tripoint | 11.2 | 7.0 | Lake Road eastbound / Remisko Drive westbound – Camillo | Roundabout |
| Armadale | Seville Grove–Haynes–Forrestdale tripoint | 12.3 | 7.6 | Armadale Road (State Route 14) – Armadale, Jandakot, Cockburn Central | Southeastern terminus, continues as Twelfth Road southbound. State Route 13 southern terminus. Roundabout |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Route transition ||||||

## Speed limits

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