❓ Opposition Leader Mark McGowan questions the Premier, Colin Barnett, about the estimated cost of linking Roe 8 to a new port in Kwinana, given the significant investment in Roe 8 itself. The Premier admits the full link hasn't been costed and criticises the opposition's approach to the project.
AnsweredQoN 1016Legislative Assembly
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ROE HIGHWAY STAGE 8 — PORT LINK — STOCK ROAD INTERSECTION
1016. Mr M. McGOWAN to the
Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Considering that the
government is spending around $500 million on the Roe 8 link and there are 29
or more adjoining roads to Stock Road, including nine sets of traffic lights,
and it is 15 kilometres away from the new port, what is the estimated cost of a
full link between Roe 8 and a new port in Kwinana?
1016. Mr M. McGOWAN to the
Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Considering that the
government is spending around $500 million on the Roe 8 link and there are 29
or more adjoining roads to Stock Road, including nine sets of traffic lights,
and it is 15 kilometres away from the new port, what is the estimated cost of a
full link between Roe 8 and a new port in Kwinana?
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As if that work —
Mr
M. McGowan : You don't know; there you go; $500 million, and you do
not even know that!
The SPEAKER :
Leader of the Opposition!
Mr M. McGowan : You
don't know!
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Of course I do not know because we have not costed it; we have not even
started!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Just
let the Premier answer the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
That road already carries quite a significant number of heavy vehicles that
service the Kwinana industrial area. As I said before, as the outer harbour is
planned—it is at least 10 years away—and as the planning and
the stages of the outer harbour are done, there will also be major improvements
to the road connections. I am not aware of any details. As far as I know, that
work has not been done. The Minister for Transport may have some further
information. I was disappointed that the people outside, who came along in good
faith, did not speak. All we heard was Labor politicians. Nevertheless, I came
down because I expected to hear from genuine members of the community who are
concerned about it, but we did not hear from them at all; that was a pity. What
the Labor Party conveyed to them was political claptrap that did not address
the real issues of the project. They gave one-liners: ''a road to
nowhere'' and all this sort of stuff. It is childish, immature, poor
economics and poor policy. The Leader of the Opposition needs more than a
slogan.
Mr
M. McGowan : You don't know; there you go; $500 million, and you do
not even know that!
The SPEAKER :
Leader of the Opposition!
Mr M. McGowan : You
don't know!
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Of course I do not know because we have not costed it; we have not even
started!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Just
let the Premier answer the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
That road already carries quite a significant number of heavy vehicles that
service the Kwinana industrial area. As I said before, as the outer harbour is
planned—it is at least 10 years away—and as the planning and
the stages of the outer harbour are done, there will also be major improvements
to the road connections. I am not aware of any details. As far as I know, that
work has not been done. The Minister for Transport may have some further
information. I was disappointed that the people outside, who came along in good
faith, did not speak. All we heard was Labor politicians. Nevertheless, I came
down because I expected to hear from genuine members of the community who are
concerned about it, but we did not hear from them at all; that was a pity. What
the Labor Party conveyed to them was political claptrap that did not address
the real issues of the project. They gave one-liners: ''a road to
nowhere'' and all this sort of stuff. It is childish, immature, poor
economics and poor policy. The Leader of the Opposition needs more than a
slogan.
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