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❓ I refer to load limit changes to Water Corporation bridges in the south west, and note that Main Roads has advised some bridge users that they will be able to be provided individually (connected to th

AnsweredQoN 1580Legislative Council

Asked

14 April 2026

Member

Hon Steve Martin

Portfolio

Transport

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I refer to load limit changes to Water Corporation bridges in the south west, and note that Main Roads has advised some bridge users that they will be able to be provided individually (connected to their vehicle registration) with exemptions to load limit changes, and I ask: (a) noting 26 bridges are listed on the Water Corporation website, can the Minister confirm the full list of Water Corporation-owned bridges that have had their load limits lowered last year, this year, or are planned to have their load limits lowered this year or next year, providing the: (i) Main Roads bridge number; (ii) the location (what road and what site); and (iii) the load limit change (listing the original and the new); (b) how many individual vehicles have received an exemption so far for any of the changes in (a); (c) for each of the bridges in (a), how many vehicle exemptions have been granted; and (d) for each of the bridges in (a), how may vehicle exemptions have not been granted yet because the load limits are not in effect, but have been advised that they will be granted once load limits apply?

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Answered

14 May 2026

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport

Response time

6 days

(a) Main Roads is in regular communication with Water Corporation about the bridges.
As part of the recent state budget, $9.4 million has been allocated to carry out priority works on water drainage bridges in the South West
(b)-(d) No exemptions have been granted.

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