Hon Kate Doust asks about the $3 million upgrade to the Fremantle Traffic Bridge piers, seeking clarification on its relation to previous repairs and requesting the tabling of recent engineering reports. The Minister confirms the upgrade is additional work and identifies the relevant report, noting it was previously tabled.

AnsweredQoN 1256Legislative Council
Asked
9 November 2016
Portfolio
Transport

QuestionView source ↗

FREMANTLE TRAFFIC BRIDGE — ENGINEERING
REPORTS
1256. Hon KATE DOUST to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the $3 million upgrade to
the supporting piers of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge.
(1) Is this work in addition to the
repairs to the bridge announced previously?
(2) What are the most recent
engineering reports that have been done on the safety of the traffic bridge?
(3) Will the minister please table
these reports?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) The most
recent engineering report on the safety of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge is
contained in the ''Main Road Western Australia Fremantle Traffic Bridge
0916: Pier 15 Emergency Repair'' report, which was prepared in June 2016
by consultants WSP–Parsons Brinckerhoff.
(3) This report
was previously tabled as supplementary information following the lower house
2016–17 budget estimates hearings.

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