▁increasing ▁development ▁between ▁Per th ▁and ▁Ger ald ton ▁saw ▁the ▁planning ▁and ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁road ▁network ▁linking ▁D ong ara ▁and ▁G ing in ▁– ▁though ▁the ▁roads ▁were ▁not ▁initially ▁intended ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁highway . ▁Early ▁surve ying ▁of ▁the ▁roads , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁was ▁undert aken ▁from ▁within ▁a ▁light ▁aircraft ▁flying ▁over ▁the ▁area . ▁This ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁times ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia ▁that ▁this ▁technique ▁was ▁used . ▁W ide ▁road ▁res erves , ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁width , ▁were ▁acquired ▁from ▁crown ▁land ▁and ▁past oral ▁le ases . ▁This ▁allowed ▁native ▁wild flow ers ▁to ▁surv ive ▁and ▁fl our ish ▁on ▁public ▁land , ▁providing ▁a est het ically ▁ple asing ▁and ▁interesting ▁views ▁to ▁reduce ▁road ▁hyp nos is ▁and ▁driver ▁fat igue . ▁The ▁road ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁made ▁sa fer ▁by ▁removing ▁natural ▁road side ▁obst acles , ▁and ▁replacing ▁them ▁with ▁shr ubs ▁and ▁more ▁wild flow ers . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁new ▁roads ▁that ▁would ▁eventually ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Brand ▁Highway ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁Vari ous ▁segments ▁were ▁completed ▁as ▁the ▁need ▁arose , ▁until ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁new ▁link ▁between ▁Per th ▁and ▁Ger ald ton . ▁The ▁route ▁reduced ▁the ▁distance ▁between ▁the ▁cities ▁by ▁, ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 4 . 2 ▁million . ▁On ▁ 1 4