❓ Mrs. Harvey questions the Premier about the removal of direct access to Murdoch Drive from Bibra Lake and Farrington Road, and the impact on rat-running and access to major highways. The Premier responds by highlighting government investment in road upgrades and job creation.
AnsweredQoN 861Legislative Assembly
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TRANSPORT — ROADWORKS
861. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
Before I ask my question,
I acknowledge on behalf of the opposition the efforts of John, Kate and
Mary-Jane De'Laney whom I met with earlier today on the
initiation of the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day and their efforts
to ensure that the memorial is respected at the King Edward Memorial Hospital
for Women site.
I refer to the Minister for Transport's decision to
remove direct access from Bibra Lake and Farrington Road to the Murdoch Drive
connection. Can he confirm that this will result in continued rat-running
through the Leeming community and that it denies direct access to Roe Highway
and Kwinana Freeway for residents in South Lake, Bibra Lake and Coolbellup?
861. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
Before I ask my question,
I acknowledge on behalf of the opposition the efforts of John, Kate and
Mary-Jane De'Laney whom I met with earlier today on the
initiation of the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day and their efforts
to ensure that the memorial is respected at the King Edward Memorial Hospital
for Women site.
I refer to the Minister for Transport's decision to
remove direct access from Bibra Lake and Farrington Road to the Murdoch Drive
connection. Can he confirm that this will result in continued rat-running
through the Leeming community and that it denies direct access to Roe Highway
and Kwinana Freeway for residents in South Lake, Bibra Lake and Coolbellup?
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I
can confirm that, in conjunction with the federal government, the state
government has committed a record amount of money to road upgrades
throughout metropolitan and regional Western Australia and that the Kwinana
Freeway and the southern suburbs are the
beneficiary of an enormous amount of government spend that is creating
thousands of jobs and resolving longstanding issues. While the roadworks
are in place, of course there is inconvenience and we are trying to get the roadworks conducted and resolved as quickly as
possible so that inconvenience to commuters is minimised. But, of
course, at the end of the roadworks, our roads will be improved and the
opportunities for people to get where they are going more speedily will be
improved. Of course, during this process thousands of jobs are being created.
can confirm that, in conjunction with the federal government, the state
government has committed a record amount of money to road upgrades
throughout metropolitan and regional Western Australia and that the Kwinana
Freeway and the southern suburbs are the
beneficiary of an enormous amount of government spend that is creating
thousands of jobs and resolving longstanding issues. While the roadworks
are in place, of course there is inconvenience and we are trying to get the roadworks conducted and resolved as quickly as
possible so that inconvenience to commuters is minimised. But, of
course, at the end of the roadworks, our roads will be improved and the
opportunities for people to get where they are going more speedily will be
improved. Of course, during this process thousands of jobs are being created.
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