❓ Hon Steve Martin asks about crash statistics and remediation plans for sections of the Great Northern Highway identified as risky by the RAC. The Minister provides crash data and indicates remediation efforts are underway.
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I refer to the RAC 'Risky Roads Survey 2024/25', and the results in relation to the top 10 risky roads in regional Western Australia, and I ask: (a) for the Great Northern Highway at the Pithara to Wubin, and Newman to Port Hedland sections: (i) how many serious crashes occurred at the identified locations in 2024; (ii) how many fatal crashes occurred at the identified locations in 2024; and (iii) noting that the road was also listed in the 2022 'Risky Roads' summary, what steps have been taken, or are being planned, to remediate risk along the identified area?
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Answered
13 August 2025
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
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7 days
a)
(i)-(ii)
Between Pithara and Wubin - nil.
Between Newman and Port Hedland there were three serious crashes, one of which involved a fatality.
(iii)
Great Northern Highway between Pithara and Wubin:
Great Northern Highway between Newman and Port Hedland:
(i)-(ii)
Between Pithara and Wubin - nil.
Between Newman and Port Hedland there were three serious crashes, one of which involved a fatality.
(iii)
Great Northern Highway between Pithara and Wubin:
Great Northern Highway between Newman and Port Hedland:
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