❓ Mr. McGowan questions the Premier about the necessity of Roe 8 for linking to the proposed Kwinana port, specifically regarding distance, intersections, and cost. The Premier deflects, criticises the opposition, and vaguely addresses future road upgrades.
AnsweredQoN 1015Legislative Assembly
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ROE HIGHWAY STAGE 8 — PORT LINK —
STOCK ROAD INTERSECTION
1015. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's claim that the construction
of Roe 8 is necessary to provide a link to a new port in Kwinana.
(1) How far is the Roe 8–Stock Road intersection from
the proposed Kwinana port site?
(2) How many
intersections and sets of traffic lights are there between the Roe 8–Stock
Road intersection and the proposed new port?
(3) What is the
expected cost of such a link to a new port?
Mrs L.M. Harvey : Ask the Minister for
Transport.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The
Premier referred to it in his speech up-front today; therefore, I am asking him
the question.
STOCK ROAD INTERSECTION
1015. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's claim that the construction
of Roe 8 is necessary to provide a link to a new port in Kwinana.
(1) How far is the Roe 8–Stock Road intersection from
the proposed Kwinana port site?
(2) How many
intersections and sets of traffic lights are there between the Roe 8–Stock
Road intersection and the proposed new port?
(3) What is the
expected cost of such a link to a new port?
Mrs L.M. Harvey : Ask the Minister for
Transport.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The
Premier referred to it in his speech up-front today; therefore, I am asking him
the question.
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(3) The Leader of the Opposition can ask me the
question; he can ask me any question he likes.
Mr M. McGowan interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank
you. Let us just hear the answer.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
As the Minister for Transport and I have said on several occasions, Roe 8 is at
the stage of finalising contracts. We expect those to be signed by the end of
this year and construction work to start early in 2016. The work that was
happening on site, to the best of my understanding, was environmental
monitoring to test water depth and water conditions. Obviously, that
environmental monitoring is necessary during the construction to compare
post-construction with pre-construction conditions. Environmental work was
going on this morning—that is pretty essential and very logical—as
part of the monitoring of environmental conditions. The Labor Party and people
outside were chanting ''Highway to nowhere'' and all that sort of
stuff. It does not go nowhere; it goes to Stock Road. It is pretty simple; it
goes to Stock Road. The most expensive and first part of construction is the
interchange around the vicinity of Fiona Stanley Hospital, which is essential
to avoid congestion around Fiona Stanley Hospital. That has to be built. Once
it gets to Stock Road, Stock Road will become a point of transport from the
western end of Roe 8 to the existing inner harbour and to the future outer
harbour. Yes, Stock Road, which is a very good road, is going out to the outer
harbour and, yes, there are intersections and traffic lights. Do members
opposite think for a moment that, when the outer harbour is built, there will
be no improvements to the roads? Is that how they would approach planning? Of
course those interchanges are going to disappear.
Mr P. Papalia : You
don't know how many, do you?
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I
do not need to go and count them to say that when we develop the outer harbour,
which is some time away, obviously the road will be upgraded to the standard of
the major road sections. That is going to happen.
Mr P. Papalia interjected.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Does the member want me to go out there to drive around and count them and
check it for him? How naive and how trivial is the member? Upgrading the road
to the outer harbour will be a major cost component of the outer harbour. That
is given. I thought that anyone would have understood that.
question; he can ask me any question he likes.
Mr M. McGowan interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank
you. Let us just hear the answer.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
As the Minister for Transport and I have said on several occasions, Roe 8 is at
the stage of finalising contracts. We expect those to be signed by the end of
this year and construction work to start early in 2016. The work that was
happening on site, to the best of my understanding, was environmental
monitoring to test water depth and water conditions. Obviously, that
environmental monitoring is necessary during the construction to compare
post-construction with pre-construction conditions. Environmental work was
going on this morning—that is pretty essential and very logical—as
part of the monitoring of environmental conditions. The Labor Party and people
outside were chanting ''Highway to nowhere'' and all that sort of
stuff. It does not go nowhere; it goes to Stock Road. It is pretty simple; it
goes to Stock Road. The most expensive and first part of construction is the
interchange around the vicinity of Fiona Stanley Hospital, which is essential
to avoid congestion around Fiona Stanley Hospital. That has to be built. Once
it gets to Stock Road, Stock Road will become a point of transport from the
western end of Roe 8 to the existing inner harbour and to the future outer
harbour. Yes, Stock Road, which is a very good road, is going out to the outer
harbour and, yes, there are intersections and traffic lights. Do members
opposite think for a moment that, when the outer harbour is built, there will
be no improvements to the roads? Is that how they would approach planning? Of
course those interchanges are going to disappear.
Mr P. Papalia : You
don't know how many, do you?
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I
do not need to go and count them to say that when we develop the outer harbour,
which is some time away, obviously the road will be upgraded to the standard of
the major road sections. That is going to happen.
Mr P. Papalia interjected.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Does the member want me to go out there to drive around and count them and
check it for him? How naive and how trivial is the member? Upgrading the road
to the outer harbour will be a major cost component of the outer harbour. That
is given. I thought that anyone would have understood that.
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