❓ Hon Steve Martin questions the Minister for Transport regarding the accuracy of Commonwealth funding commitments for various WA transport projects listed in the Federation Funding Agreement schedule. The Minister confirms the figures are correct at the time of publication.
AnsweredQoN 769Legislative Council
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I refer to the Minister's answer to question on notice 454, which did not provide any figures asked for in relation to the latest Commonwealth funding commitments for a range of Western Australian transport projects, and I ask: (a) will the Minister confirm whether each of the following amounts, taken from the most recent published Federation Funding Agreement Schedule on Land Transport and Infrastructure Projects (Western Australia), dated 27 March 2025, are still correct in terms of the total current committed Australian Government funding for the project: (i) $215 million for the Fremantle Traffic Bridge (Swan River Crossing); (ii) $100 million for the Bussell Highway Duplication - Stages 1 and 2; (iii) $125 million for Electric Bus Charging Infrastructure; (iv) $22.4 million for the Mid West Secondary Freight Network; (v) $112.5 million for the Reid Highway - Altone Road and Daviot Road/ Drumpellier Drive Grade Separated Intersections; (vi) $225 million for the Reid Highway - Erindale Road Grade Separation; (vii) $150 million for the Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Network; (viii) $5182.1 million for the METRONET "corridor"; (ix) $350 million for Westport; (x) $10.5 million for the Platform and Signalling Upgrade Program Business Case; and (xi) $33.5 million for Westport Project Development; and (b) for any amounts in (a) identified as incorrect, will the Minister please provide the revised amount(s)?
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Answered
2 December 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
Response time
8 days
(a)-(b) The Federation Funding Agreement schedule reflects the Commonwealth’s current commitment to each of those projects within their Budget forecasts.
As such, the figures are always correct as at the time they are published.
As such, the figures are always correct as at the time they are published.
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