❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Minister for Transport about efforts to secure federal funding for the Bussell Highway duplication project. The Minister's response deflects blame, highlighting past failures and outlining the state government's current plans.
AnsweredQoN 4915Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the completion of the Bussell Highway dual
carriageway between Capel and Busselton and I ask: (a) Has the Minister for
Transport written to the Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport to
seek Federal funding for this project: (i) If yes to (a) on what
date; and (ii) If yes to (a) will
the Minister please table her correspondence to and from the Minister? If not, why not; (b) Has Main Roads WA written to the Federal Department
of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities to seek Federal
funding for this project: (i) If yes to (b) on what
date; and (ii) If yes to (b) will
the Minister please table her Department’s correspondence to and from the
Federal department? If not, why not; and (c) Have any submissions
been made to the Federal Government seeking Federal funding for this project: (i) If yes to (c) on what
date; and (ii) If yes to (c) will
the Minister please table the relevant section of the submission? If not, why not?
carriageway between Capel and Busselton and I ask: (a) Has the Minister for
Transport written to the Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport to
seek Federal funding for this project: (i) If yes to (a) on what
date; and (ii) If yes to (a) will
the Minister please table her correspondence to and from the Minister? If not, why not; (b) Has Main Roads WA written to the Federal Department
of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities to seek Federal
funding for this project: (i) If yes to (b) on what
date; and (ii) If yes to (b) will
the Minister please table her Department’s correspondence to and from the
Federal department? If not, why not; and (c) Have any submissions
been made to the Federal Government seeking Federal funding for this project: (i) If yes to (c) on what
date; and (ii) If yes to (c) will
the Minister please table the relevant section of the submission? If not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 May 2019
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
14 days
(a)-(c) The Minister has previously called on the Federal Liberal-National Government to commit funding towards this project, however no contribution has been forthcoming.
It also noted that the member failed to secure funding for this project when she was part of the former Liberal-National state government.
The McGowan Government will start forward works for the Bussell Highway duplication between Capel and Busselton in June. An initial allocation of $4 million will be drawn from Main Roads’ minor works budget for these works, which involves preparing the dual carriageway alignment with fill. It is then proposed to roll the Bussell Highway duplication project into the wider Bunbury Outer Ring Road project to save taxpayers’ money and allow works to start sooner.
It also noted that the member failed to secure funding for this project when she was part of the former Liberal-National state government.
The McGowan Government will start forward works for the Bussell Highway duplication between Capel and Busselton in June. An initial allocation of $4 million will be drawn from Main Roads’ minor works budget for these works, which involves preparing the dual carriageway alignment with fill. It is then proposed to roll the Bussell Highway duplication project into the wider Bunbury Outer Ring Road project to save taxpayers’ money and allow works to start sooner.
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