❓ Mr. Castrilli asks about the safety improvements at Eelup Rotary in Bunbury following upgrade works. The Minister for Transport confirms a significant reduction in crashes since the upgrades.
AnsweredQoN 812Legislative Assembly
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EELUP ROTARY, BUNBURY — UPGRADE
812. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI to the Minister
for Transport:
For the past few decades the Eelup
Rotary roundabout in Bunbury has held the unenviable record of being the state's
worst crash blackspot location. Can the minister advise whether recent
improvements have improved the safety of thousands of people who travel through
this site every day?
812. Mr G.M. CASTRILLI to the Minister
for Transport:
For the past few decades the Eelup
Rotary roundabout in Bunbury has held the unenviable record of being the state's
worst crash blackspot location. Can the minister advise whether recent
improvements have improved the safety of thousands of people who travel through
this site every day?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for his ongoing
interest in road safety. Unfortunately, the reputation of Eelup roundabout as
the state's worst blackspot is correct, with some 650 crashes reported
between 2005 and 2010. The intersection is one of the busiest, if not the
busiest, in regional WA. The Liberal–National government responded to
the problem with $16 million allocated to improvement works in 2011. These
works included the construction of improved slip lanes as well as, for the
first time, traffic lights —
Mr
M.P. Murray : And the flyover. You forgot the flyover.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : And the footbridge, if the member wants.
Mr
M.P. Murray : No, the flyover.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, I do not know whether the
minister needs your help, but if he does, he will ask for it.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : I thank the member for Collie–Preston for his interest
in this project. The test is not so much around the works that we have
undertaken; the test is the reduction in both congestion and the number of
accidents. I am really pleased to report that there has been a significant
improvement in the results at this roundabout. There were 148 reported crashes
in 2010; 142 in 2011; it was down to 43 in 2012; 17 in 2013; and 10 crashes in
the first half of 2014. The real test is not the work that was undertaken—thank
you all the same, member for Collie–Preston—but the improvement
in not only the reduction of the number of crashes, but also the support
provided to deal with the congestion and the heavy level of traffic going
around this roundabout. It is a great result for the people of Bunbury and I
thank and acknowledge the hard work that the member for Bunbury, Mr John
Castrilli, has put in over the years to bring about this outcome.
interest in road safety. Unfortunately, the reputation of Eelup roundabout as
the state's worst blackspot is correct, with some 650 crashes reported
between 2005 and 2010. The intersection is one of the busiest, if not the
busiest, in regional WA. The Liberal–National government responded to
the problem with $16 million allocated to improvement works in 2011. These
works included the construction of improved slip lanes as well as, for the
first time, traffic lights —
Mr
M.P. Murray : And the flyover. You forgot the flyover.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : And the footbridge, if the member wants.
Mr
M.P. Murray : No, the flyover.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, I do not know whether the
minister needs your help, but if he does, he will ask for it.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : I thank the member for Collie–Preston for his interest
in this project. The test is not so much around the works that we have
undertaken; the test is the reduction in both congestion and the number of
accidents. I am really pleased to report that there has been a significant
improvement in the results at this roundabout. There were 148 reported crashes
in 2010; 142 in 2011; it was down to 43 in 2012; 17 in 2013; and 10 crashes in
the first half of 2014. The real test is not the work that was undertaken—thank
you all the same, member for Collie–Preston—but the improvement
in not only the reduction of the number of crashes, but also the support
provided to deal with the congestion and the heavy level of traffic going
around this roundabout. It is a great result for the people of Bunbury and I
thank and acknowledge the hard work that the member for Bunbury, Mr John
Castrilli, has put in over the years to bring about this outcome.
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