❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on traffic volume and crashes on Tuart Drive, particularly in relation to Bussell Highway roadworks. The response indicates no traffic diversion occurred and provides 2024 crash data, but 2025 data is unavailable pending ratification.
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I refer to the intersection of Bussell Highway and Tuart Drive, and I ask: (a) is the number of road users turning onto Tuart Drive from Bussell Highway being monitored; (b) if yes to (a): (i) what is the average use of Tuart Drive per day over the month of May 2025; (ii) what was the highest use day in May 2025, and how many drivers used the road; (iii) what was the lowest use day in May 2025, and how many drivers used the road; and (iv) how many vehicles used Tuart Drive on: (A) Wednesday 1 January 2025; (B) Monday 27 January 2025; (C) Monday 3 March 2025; (D) Friday 18 April 2025; (E) Sunday 20 April 2025; (F) Monday 21 April 2025; (G) Friday 25 April 2025; and (H) Monday 2 June 2025; (c) if no to (a), why not, given the diversion of traffic from Bussell Highway roadworks; (d) how many fatal crashes occurred along Tuart Drive in 2024; (e) how many serious crashes occurred along Tuart Drive in 2024; (f) how many minor crashes occurred along Tuart Drive in 2024; (g) how many fatal crashes have occurred along Tuart Drive in 2025 (to date); (h) how many serious crashes have occurred along Tuart Drive in 2025 (to date); and (i) how many minor crashes have occurred along Tuart Drive in 2025 (to date)?
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Answered
13 August 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
Response time
7 days
a-c) No, Traffic was not diverted to Tuart Drive as a result of the Bussell Highway Duplication project. Bussell Highway remained open for the duration of roadworks
d-f) Between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 there were six total crashes along Tuart Drive:
· 2 Fatal
· 1 Hospitalisation
· 3 Property Damage
g-i) Crash data for 2025 is not available until it has been ratified.
d-f) Between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 there were six total crashes along Tuart Drive:
· 2 Fatal
· 1 Hospitalisation
· 3 Property Damage
g-i) Crash data for 2025 is not available until it has been ratified.
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