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❓ Hon Steve Martin asked about average peak-hour travel speeds on the Mitchell Freeway in 2025 and 2017. The Minister for Transport provided the requested data, noting the sections of the freeway covered in the data collection.

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Asked

3 December 2025

Member

Hon Steve Martin

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Transport

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I refer to traffic on major Western Australian roads, and I ask: (a) as of 30 June 2025, what was the average weekday peak-hour travel speed for each of the following locations and times: (i) Mitchell Freeway, AM, Northbound; (ii) Mitchell Freeway, PM, Northbound; (iii) Mitchell Freeway, AM, Southbound; and (iv) Mitchell Freeway, PM, Southbound; and (b) what were the same figures in (a), as of 30 June 2017?

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Answered

24 February 2026

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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport

Response time

6 days

(a)        For FY2024/25, the extent of the data covers the section between Romeo Road and Birdiya Drive:
(i)         92.9 km/h
(ii)        70.2 km/h
(iii)       76.2 km/h
(iv)       81.2 km/h
(b)        For FY2016/17, the extent covers the section between Burns Beach Road and Birdiya Drive:
(i)         90.2 km/h
(ii)        67.4 km/h
(iii)       60.2 km/h
(iv)       76.5 km/h

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