Hon Steve Martin asks about the annual total Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT) on State Route 2 (Yanchep to Bunbury) for specific sections (Mitchell Fwy, Kwinana Fwy, Forrest Hwy) from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The answer directs the questioner to the Main Roads Open Data Portal, noting VKT data is only collected on the metropolitan road network.

AnsweredQoN 1020Legislative Council
Asked
2 December 2025
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Transport

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I refer to traffic on Western Australian state roads, and based on the State Routes as outlined in the "Western Australian State Routes 2024" document prepared by Main Roads, I ask: (a) for each of the years from 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25, what was the annual total Vehicle Kilometres Travelled for: (i) STATE ROUTE 2 (YANCHEP TO BUNBURY): (A) State Route 2 - Mitchell Freeway? (B) State Route 2 - Kwinana Freeway? (C) State Route 2 - Forrest Highway? (D) State Route 2 - Total?

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Answered
24 February 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
Response time
7 days
(a)        Detailed volume data is available through the Main Roads Open Data Portal, noting Main Roads only collects Vehicle Kilometres Travelled data on the metropolitan road network.

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