❓ Mr. Michael questions the Minister for Transport about the Stephenson Avenue extension and its impact on jobs and businesses, contrasting the current government's investment with the previous Liberal-National government. The Minister details the project's progress and benefits, highlighting its importance for reducing congestion and supporting growth in the Stirling city centre.
AnsweredQoN 736Legislative Assembly
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TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE — NORTHERN SUBURBS
736. Mr D.R. MICHAEL to the Minister for Transport:
I
refer to the McGowan Labor government's unprecedented pipeline of
job-creating transport infrastructure, including throughout the northern
suburbs.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on the work underway to extend Stephenson Avenue from
Scarborough Beach Road to Cedric Street, and outline what this project means
for local jobs and local businesses?
(2) Can the
minister outline how this government's record of investment in the
northern suburbs compares with that of the former Liberal–National
government?
736. Mr D.R. MICHAEL to the Minister for Transport:
I
refer to the McGowan Labor government's unprecedented pipeline of
job-creating transport infrastructure, including throughout the northern
suburbs.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on the work underway to extend Stephenson Avenue from
Scarborough Beach Road to Cedric Street, and outline what this project means
for local jobs and local businesses?
(2) Can the
minister outline how this government's record of investment in the
northern suburbs compares with that of the former Liberal–National
government?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) The
member for Balcatta has a long history on this project. I recall one of those
defining moments in opposition, when we went out and did a lot of hard work,
talking to people. They are things that this opposition is probably not aware
of, but that is what we did in opposition. We talked to people and we got across all the issues. One of the key issues
in that area was this project. I remember sitting in a boardroom and the council telling us that the then Liberal–National
government would not listen to the benefits of the Stephenson Avenue project.
The council saw it as a major project. The member for Balcatta was a councillor
at that time. He was very passionate and very much behind this project. The
council saw that project as a way to encourage business activity
throughout the whole Stirling corridor, to make sure congestion was reduced on
Scarborough Beach Road, which has benefits for not only those living in the
electorate of the member for Balcatta, but also many constituents and residents
across the northern suburbs.
Anyone who has ever been to IKEA on a
weekend knows what we need to do to make sure that we reduce that bottleneck
and that congestion. This government committed to the Stephenson Avenue
project. With the help of the commonwealth government—I acknowledge it—we
have fully funded this project. Stage 1 is
near completion and stage 2 is now in its contract phase. We have awarded the
contract to an alliance of Acciona, Clough and WSP Australia. This is a very
professional alliance. There are a number of challenges in that area, including
the operating rail line, the local shopping district and the freeway. The new
project will deliver a new connection from Cedric Street to Scarborough Beach
Road, a new grade-separated Mitchell Freeway to replace Cedric Street, new
local road links to Ellen Stirling Boulevard, a smart freeway southbound
on-ramp, an expanded Stirling bus interchange from an 18-stand facility to a 30-stand
bus interchange, a new road connecting Sarich Court to Cedric Street, and a number
of new principal shared paths in the whole area.
Again,
this project is a recognition that the Stirling city centre is growing. We want
to assist that growth, not only with the infrastructure, but also the land-use
planning that can now go with it to facilitate the continued expansion of the
commercial district and new homes in the area. This government is about getting
on with the job, delivering all those projects that were ignored for eight and
a half years of a Liberal–National government, and creating new
infrastructure for not only the generations of today, but also the generations
of tomorrow, and making sure we continue to create jobs and deliver the
infrastructure that is so badly needed across Western Australia.
member for Balcatta has a long history on this project. I recall one of those
defining moments in opposition, when we went out and did a lot of hard work,
talking to people. They are things that this opposition is probably not aware
of, but that is what we did in opposition. We talked to people and we got across all the issues. One of the key issues
in that area was this project. I remember sitting in a boardroom and the council telling us that the then Liberal–National
government would not listen to the benefits of the Stephenson Avenue project.
The council saw it as a major project. The member for Balcatta was a councillor
at that time. He was very passionate and very much behind this project. The
council saw that project as a way to encourage business activity
throughout the whole Stirling corridor, to make sure congestion was reduced on
Scarborough Beach Road, which has benefits for not only those living in the
electorate of the member for Balcatta, but also many constituents and residents
across the northern suburbs.
Anyone who has ever been to IKEA on a
weekend knows what we need to do to make sure that we reduce that bottleneck
and that congestion. This government committed to the Stephenson Avenue
project. With the help of the commonwealth government—I acknowledge it—we
have fully funded this project. Stage 1 is
near completion and stage 2 is now in its contract phase. We have awarded the
contract to an alliance of Acciona, Clough and WSP Australia. This is a very
professional alliance. There are a number of challenges in that area, including
the operating rail line, the local shopping district and the freeway. The new
project will deliver a new connection from Cedric Street to Scarborough Beach
Road, a new grade-separated Mitchell Freeway to replace Cedric Street, new
local road links to Ellen Stirling Boulevard, a smart freeway southbound
on-ramp, an expanded Stirling bus interchange from an 18-stand facility to a 30-stand
bus interchange, a new road connecting Sarich Court to Cedric Street, and a number
of new principal shared paths in the whole area.
Again,
this project is a recognition that the Stirling city centre is growing. We want
to assist that growth, not only with the infrastructure, but also the land-use
planning that can now go with it to facilitate the continued expansion of the
commercial district and new homes in the area. This government is about getting
on with the job, delivering all those projects that were ignored for eight and
a half years of a Liberal–National government, and creating new
infrastructure for not only the generations of today, but also the generations
of tomorrow, and making sure we continue to create jobs and deliver the
infrastructure that is so badly needed across Western Australia.
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