Hon Steve Martin asks about average peak-hour travel speeds on Orrong Road in Perth for June 2025 and June 2017. The answer provides the requested data, but clarifies the road sections covered.

AnsweredQoN 1050Legislative Council
Asked
3 December 2025
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Transport

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I refer to traffic on major Western Australian roads, and I ask: (a) as of 30 June 2025, what was the average weekday peak-hour travel speed for each of the following locations and times: (i) Orrong Road, AM, Westbound; (ii) Orrong Road, PM, Westbound; (iii) Orrong Road, AM, Eastbound; and (iv) Orrong Road, PM, Eastbound; and (b) what were the same figures in (a), as of 30 June 2017?

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Answered
24 February 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
Response time
6 days
This data covers Orrong Road between Great Eastern Highway and Roe Highway, and Welshpool Road East from Roe Highway to Tonkin Highway:
(a)        (i)         37.2 km/h
(ii)              35.6 km/h
(iii)            36.4 km/h
(iv)             33.1 km/h
(b)        (i)         38.4 km/h
(ii)              39.5 km/h
(iii)            36.9 km/h
(iv)             38.2 km/h

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