Hon Steve Martin asks about average peak-hour travel speeds on Canning Highway in 2025 and 2017. The answer provides specific speeds between Shepperton Road and Queen Victoria Street for both years and directions.

AnsweredQoN 1048Legislative Council
Asked
3 December 2025
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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) Canning Highway, AM, Westbound; (ii) Canning Highway, PM, Westbound; (iii) Canning Highway, AM, Eastbound; and (iv) Canning Highway, 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
Between Shepperton Road and Queen Victoria Street:
(a)        (i)         37.2 km/h
(ii)              33.2 km/h
(iii)            37.2 km/h
(iv)             34.4 km/h
(b)        (i)         35.5 km/h
(ii)              35.0 km/h
(iii)            36.4 km/h
(iv)             32.3 km/h

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