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❓ The question probes the progress and impact of bringing Main Roads maintenance in-house, focusing on job creation and the percentage of work undertaken in-house over several years. The answer confirms the transition is complete and highlights job creation.

AnsweredQoN 825Legislative Council

Asked

23 October 2025

Member

Hon Steve Martin

Portfolio

Transport

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I refer to the plans to bring Main Roads maintenance in-house, and I ask:(a) what is the overall progress of the transition;(b) how many new full time equivalents per each Main Roads office (or region) have been created as part of the in-house maintenance transition, as of most recent available date;(c) what percentage of road maintenance works in 2025-26 is expected to be undertaken in-house, in terms of both:(i) kilometres of road fixed, rehabilitated and resealed; and(ii) expected maintenance expenses; and(d) in relation to (c), what were the same figures for the following years:(i) 2024-25; and(ii) 2023-24?

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Answered

2 December 2025

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport

Response time

7 days

(a)-(d) Road maintenance and incident response has returned in-house in all Main Roads regions across Western Australia. This has resulted in the creation of 550 secure jobs with improved conditions, including more than 350 in regional WA.

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