Mr Masters questions the Department of Conservation regarding the lack of maintenance on the Jarrahwood to Goodwood Road, prompting a commitment to grading, signage, and acknowledgement of limited maintenance due to funding priorities.

AnsweredQoN 995Legislative Assembly
Asked
30 August 2001
Member
Portfolio
the Environment and Heritage

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(1) What maintenance has been carried out on the Jarrahwood to Goodwood Road, that connects Jarrahwood to the Upper Capel area, over each of the past 2 years?
(2) Is maintenance planned over the coming months to remove potholes, washouts and corrugations which currently make the road less than ideal for 2 wheel drive vehicle usage?
(3) If no maintenance is planned, what is the Department of Conservation policy on regularly maintaining a road, such as this, in an area of State Forest where there is occasional public use of such roads?
(4) Can signs be erected at each end of this road to advise road users of the poor condition of the road surface?
(5) Is it true that this road has not been upgraded over its entire length for at least 5 years?

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Answered
6 November 2001
Responded by
Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
68 days
(2) Goodwood Road will be graded and formed as soon as suitable weather for road maintenance prevails. (3) Not applicable. (4) Signs will be erected to warn of rough road conditions. (5) There has been some patch gravelling associated with timber harvesting operations carried out, but no comprehensive maintenance of Goodwood Road in the past five years. Available funds have been spent on more strategic forest management roads and routes most frequently used by tourists.
(3) Not applicable. (4) Signs will be erected to warn of rough road conditions. (5) There has been some patch gravelling associated with timber harvesting operations carried out, but no comprehensive maintenance of Goodwood Road in the past five years. Available funds have been spent on more strategic forest management roads and routes most frequently used by tourists.
(4) Signs will be erected to warn of rough road conditions. (5) There has been some patch gravelling associated with timber harvesting operations carried out, but no comprehensive maintenance of Goodwood Road in the past five years. Available funds have been spent on more strategic forest management roads and routes most frequently used by tourists.
(5) There has been some patch gravelling associated with timber harvesting operations carried out, but no comprehensive maintenance of Goodwood Road in the past five years. Available funds have been spent on more strategic forest management roads and routes most frequently used by tourists.

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