❓ Mr. Mubarakai asks about the benefits of the Karel Avenue upgrade and how the government's infrastructure investment compares to previous administrations. The Minister highlights project details, job creation, and funding reallocation from the Perth Freight Link.
AnsweredQoN 441Legislative Assembly
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KAREL AVENUE — UPGRADE
441. Mr Y. MUBARAKAI to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's record investment in road infrastructure across Western Australia,
including much-needed upgrades to Karel Avenue.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house how projects such as this are improving
congestion and safety in the area, as well as supporting local jobs and local
businesses?
(2) Can the minister advise the house how this
government's unprecedented infrastructure investment compares with the record of the Nationals and the Liberals?
441. Mr Y. MUBARAKAI to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's record investment in road infrastructure across Western Australia,
including much-needed upgrades to Karel Avenue.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house how projects such as this are improving
congestion and safety in the area, as well as supporting local jobs and local
businesses?
(2) Can the minister advise the house how this
government's unprecedented infrastructure investment compares with the record of the Nationals and the Liberals?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) ''Unprecedented investment''—we
will make a T-shirt of that one, too, member for Jandakot! I thank the member for Jandakot for the question, and, of
course, just last week I joined the Premier, the member for Jandakot and the member for Riverton to celebrate the end
of works on our Karel Avenue upgrade, again a partnership with the federal
government to deliver this much-needed project. The project has widened Karel Avenue
to four lanes. It has also facilitated the new Thornlie–Cockburn Link
and is removing bottlenecks—that is, the notorious Farrington Road
bottleneck, where two lanes previously merged into one. We have also
constructed new principal shared
paths from Berrigan Drive to Farrington Road. This has improved safety in the
area, reduced congestion and made it easier for families to move around. The
Georgiou Group delivered that project—I thank everyone involved in that
project—and over 200 jobs were created.
This is one of the projects that we
negotiated with the commonwealth government in 2017, the $1.2 billion Perth Freight Link money that was redirected to
address important projects across the state, like Karel Avenue ; the
Wanneroo Road overpasses, at both Ocean Reef and Joondalup; the Reid Highway
duplication; the Mitchell Freeway widening; the Kwinana Freeway widening from
Russell Road to Roe Highway; and the smart freeway projects. Funds dedicated to
Metronet, the Bunbury Outer Ring Road and other regional projects are all being
delivered as the result of our ability to renegotiate that $1.2 billion. We
understand that there is another $1.2 billion on the table to renegotiate for
further projects, and that is what we will be doing. I understand the view is
that we can deliver projects that will improve freight movements to Fremantle port—Fremantle port is both in
Fremantle and Kwinana—so we will be putting some projects up on
that basis. We will continue to work with the federal government to deliver
much-needed infrastructure around Western Australia, improving safety, reducing
congestion and, of course, creating local jobs.
will make a T-shirt of that one, too, member for Jandakot! I thank the member for Jandakot for the question, and, of
course, just last week I joined the Premier, the member for Jandakot and the member for Riverton to celebrate the end
of works on our Karel Avenue upgrade, again a partnership with the federal
government to deliver this much-needed project. The project has widened Karel Avenue
to four lanes. It has also facilitated the new Thornlie–Cockburn Link
and is removing bottlenecks—that is, the notorious Farrington Road
bottleneck, where two lanes previously merged into one. We have also
constructed new principal shared
paths from Berrigan Drive to Farrington Road. This has improved safety in the
area, reduced congestion and made it easier for families to move around. The
Georgiou Group delivered that project—I thank everyone involved in that
project—and over 200 jobs were created.
This is one of the projects that we
negotiated with the commonwealth government in 2017, the $1.2 billion Perth Freight Link money that was redirected to
address important projects across the state, like Karel Avenue ; the
Wanneroo Road overpasses, at both Ocean Reef and Joondalup; the Reid Highway
duplication; the Mitchell Freeway widening; the Kwinana Freeway widening from
Russell Road to Roe Highway; and the smart freeway projects. Funds dedicated to
Metronet, the Bunbury Outer Ring Road and other regional projects are all being
delivered as the result of our ability to renegotiate that $1.2 billion. We
understand that there is another $1.2 billion on the table to renegotiate for
further projects, and that is what we will be doing. I understand the view is
that we can deliver projects that will improve freight movements to Fremantle port—Fremantle port is both in
Fremantle and Kwinana—so we will be putting some projects up on
that basis. We will continue to work with the federal government to deliver
much-needed infrastructure around Western Australia, improving safety, reducing
congestion and, of course, creating local jobs.
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