❓ Hon. Louise Kingston asks the Minister for Transport about road safety improvements, crash statistics, and planned upgrades for the South Western Highway between Vasse Highway and Walpole. The Minister provides details of upgrades since 2017 and plans for future work.
AnsweredQoN 497Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
ROAD SAFETY —
SOUTH WESTERN HIGHWAY
497. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I thank the minister for the answer
to question without notice 372 regarding South Western Highway, which was
identified on the RAC's list of risky roads. I now refer to the section
from the intersection of Vasse Highway and South Western Highway to Walpole.
(1) Since August 2022, what
improvements have been made to this section of the road?
(2) Are any
significant upgrades currently planned for this road; and, if so, can the
minister please provide details?
(3) Since January 2019, how many crashes have been
reported on this road, and, of these, how many resulted in —
(a) a serious
injury; and
(b) a fatality?
SOUTH WESTERN HIGHWAY
497. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I thank the minister for the answer
to question without notice 372 regarding South Western Highway, which was
identified on the RAC's list of risky roads. I now refer to the section
from the intersection of Vasse Highway and South Western Highway to Walpole.
(1) Since August 2022, what
improvements have been made to this section of the road?
(2) Are any
significant upgrades currently planned for this road; and, if so, can the
minister please provide details?
(3) Since January 2019, how many crashes have been
reported on this road, and, of these, how many resulted in —
(a) a serious
injury; and
(b) a fatality?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(3) A
number of upgrades have been made to the 103-kilometre section of South Western
Highway between the Vasse Highway turn-off
and North Walpole Road since 2017. This includes widening of a five-kilometre section between Centre Road and Mandalay Beach Road, a 5.5-kilometre section
between Railway Road and Deep River, a five-kilometre
section between Deeside Coast Road and Middleton Road, a 5.1-kilometre section between Wallace Road and Deeside Coast Road,
a five-kilometre section between the Vasse Highway turn-off and Styles
Road and a 15-kilometre section between Kessell Road and Middleton Road;
replacement of the Weld River Bridge; and earthworks and the extension of
drainage in preparation for pavement widening between Emerald Road and
Telephone Road. Widening of the highway between Emerald Road and Telephone Road
is set to begin next financial year.
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(3) A
number of upgrades have been made to the 103-kilometre section of South Western
Highway between the Vasse Highway turn-off
and North Walpole Road since 2017. This includes widening of a five-kilometre section between Centre Road and Mandalay Beach Road, a 5.5-kilometre section
between Railway Road and Deep River, a five-kilometre
section between Deeside Coast Road and Middleton Road, a 5.1-kilometre section between Wallace Road and Deeside Coast Road,
a five-kilometre section between the Vasse Highway turn-off and Styles
Road and a 15-kilometre section between Kessell Road and Middleton Road;
replacement of the Weld River Bridge; and earthworks and the extension of
drainage in preparation for pavement widening between Emerald Road and
Telephone Road. Widening of the highway between Emerald Road and Telephone Road
is set to begin next financial year.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.