❓ Hon Brian Ellis asks about the progress of the Great Northern Highway Bindi Bindi curves upgrade. The Parliamentary Secretary confirms the project is complete and open to traffic, highlighting its benefits and thanking stakeholders.
AnsweredQoN 75Legislative Council
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GREAT
NORTHERN HIGHWAY — BINDI BINDI CURVES
75. Hon BRIAN ELLIS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
Many of my constituents have long campaigned for an upgrade
of Great Northern Highway through the notorious Bindi Bindi curves. I can
attest to that, having campaigned for the straightening of this section of
Great Northern Highway while serving on the Shire of Moora some 20 years ago.
Can the parliamentary secretary please update the house on how this project is
progressing?
Several members interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order, members! I am waiting to call the
parliamentary secretary, but I am not going to call him until members are ready
to hear his answer.
NORTHERN HIGHWAY — BINDI BINDI CURVES
75. Hon BRIAN ELLIS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
Many of my constituents have long campaigned for an upgrade
of Great Northern Highway through the notorious Bindi Bindi curves. I can
attest to that, having campaigned for the straightening of this section of
Great Northern Highway while serving on the Shire of Moora some 20 years ago.
Can the parliamentary secretary please update the house on how this project is
progressing?
Several members interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order, members! I am waiting to call the
parliamentary secretary, but I am not going to call him until members are ready
to hear his answer.
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for his question. I agree that
the Bindi Bindi curves realignment is a very important project. I am happy to
stand here today and say that, as of this morning, it is open to general
traffic. This is a significant upgrade of Great Northern Highway.
Several members interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon JIM CHOWN : In fact, if other members in the
house, especially those opposite, had driven that road as regularly as Hon Brian Ellis and I have done in
our lifetimes, they would understand the challenges involved.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Parliamentary secretary, you
are required to give an answer, not a statement.
Hon JIM CHOWN : Thank you, Mr President.
Hon Ken Travers interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! And you are required to
listen!
Hon JIM CHOWN : The Bindi Bindi curves upgrade was
a joint venture exercise by both the commonwealth and state governments in an
80–20 ratio. About 1 200 vehicles use it every day, 45 per cent of
which have heavy vehicle configurations. The road is now straight, wide and
long. It is eight and a half to nine metres wide, as opposed to the old road,
which was 6.2 metres wide. I take this opportunity to thank all the residents
of Miling and the surrounding areas, and the Shires of Moora and Dalwallinu for
their input into the Great Northern Highway upgrade at the Bindi Bindi curves.
Several members interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Are you still providing your
answer?
Hon JIM CHOWN : Yes.
The PRESIDENT : I am sure you are coming to the
end.
Hon JIM CHOWN : I am coming to a conclusion, Mr
President. I will be happy to update the house about further upgrades to Great
Northern Highway and the $420 million that we will spend there over the next
four years.
Several members interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order, members! When Hon Ken Travers has finished
conducting his own debate across the chamber, we will move on to the next
question.
the Bindi Bindi curves realignment is a very important project. I am happy to
stand here today and say that, as of this morning, it is open to general
traffic. This is a significant upgrade of Great Northern Highway.
Several members interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon JIM CHOWN : In fact, if other members in the
house, especially those opposite, had driven that road as regularly as Hon Brian Ellis and I have done in
our lifetimes, they would understand the challenges involved.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Parliamentary secretary, you
are required to give an answer, not a statement.
Hon JIM CHOWN : Thank you, Mr President.
Hon Ken Travers interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! And you are required to
listen!
Hon JIM CHOWN : The Bindi Bindi curves upgrade was
a joint venture exercise by both the commonwealth and state governments in an
80–20 ratio. About 1 200 vehicles use it every day, 45 per cent of
which have heavy vehicle configurations. The road is now straight, wide and
long. It is eight and a half to nine metres wide, as opposed to the old road,
which was 6.2 metres wide. I take this opportunity to thank all the residents
of Miling and the surrounding areas, and the Shires of Moora and Dalwallinu for
their input into the Great Northern Highway upgrade at the Bindi Bindi curves.
Several members interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Are you still providing your
answer?
Hon JIM CHOWN : Yes.
The PRESIDENT : I am sure you are coming to the
end.
Hon JIM CHOWN : I am coming to a conclusion, Mr
President. I will be happy to update the house about further upgrades to Great
Northern Highway and the $420 million that we will spend there over the next
four years.
Several members interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order, members! When Hon Ken Travers has finished
conducting his own debate across the chamber, we will move on to the next
question.
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