Hon Ken Travers asks about an alternative freight railway alignment from Bellevue to Forrestfield. The Minister confirms its existence but defers releasing the study to the Department of Planning.

AnsweredQoN 1771Legislative Council
Asked
21 October 2014
Portfolio
Transport

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(1) Has the Public Transport Authority developed an alternative alignment for the freight railway route from Bellevue to Forrestfield? (2) If yes to (1), will the Minister table it and, if not, why not? (3) If no to (1), when does the Public Transport Authority expect to complete it? (4) What is the estimated cost of the alternative alignment? (5) What is the current estimated time frame for when construction of the alternative alignment should occur?

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Answered
3 December 2014
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
43 days
(1) Yes.
(2) As the study was undertaken by the PTA for the DoP, the PTA considers that the report is the property of the DoP and therefore should be for the DoP to decide on its release.
(3 - 5)
See (2).

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