from Border Village to the Nullarbor Homestead, approximately away from the coast. Another section from the Nullarbor Homestead to Nundroo Motel also travelled further inland than the new alignment, past Ivy Tank Motel and Yalata Roadhouse. Further improvements The 1960s standard of a sealed width with gravel shoulders was proving to be inadequate by the 1980s. Increasing numbers of truck and tourist coaches caused fretting, and reduced the actual sealed width to along much of Eyre Highway. Main Roads in Western Australia spent around a million dollars a year on rehabilitating sections. A major project to improve Eyre Highway, rather than just repair the damage, began in 1984 with federal government funding to reconstruct in Western Australia. The highway was rebuilt with a pavement, with shoulders partially sealed to a width of . Work began in mid-1985 near Cocklebiddy, with a section completed in 1986. Work undertaken from 1987 to 1988 reached out east of Cocklebiddy, and had been completed by June 1990. The upgrade from Cocklebiddy to the state border was completed in October 1994. Since the 1990s, regular maintenance and minor improvements have been an ongoing effort; $3.9 million was spent on these works in Western Australia in 1996. There have been larger-scale works including reconstruction of sections near Caiguna, Balladonia, and the Frazer Range in Western Australia, as well as Cungena and Kyancutta in South Australia. Major intersections See also Highway 1 (South Australia) Highway 1 (Western Australia) List of roadhouses in Western Australia Notes References Further reading Main Roads, Western Australia (2006) Distance book: distances to towns and localities in Western Australia East Perth, W.A. Main Roads Western Australia. Dept. of Tourism. (1978) Eyre highway traveller survey, 1978 : a study of travellers prior and subsequent to sealing of the highway Perth: Western Australian Dept. of Tourism. (Roads. Use. Australia. Eyre Highway. Reports, surveys (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0061603) External links Across the Nullarbor Driving Guide by Roderick Eime Highways in rural Western Australia Highways in South Australia Nullarbor Plain Highway 1 (Australia) Eyre Peninsula Goldfields-Esperance