❓ Mr Sprigg questions the Minister about the government's decision to defer Roe Highway stage 8 construction, citing requests from various groups. The Minister defends the decision, citing an election promise, lack of justification without the Fremantle bypass, environmental concerns and criticises the previous government's inaction on the bypass.
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I refer the minister to repeated requests I have received, including requests from dyed-in-the-wool Labor supporters and the Transport Workers’ Union of Australia, for the construction of stage 8 of Roe Highway - that is, the section west of Kwinana Freeway - to commence as soon as possible. Will the minister review her government’s decision to delete or defer the construction of stage 8 of Roe Highway? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
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I find it very extraordinary that the member would come into this chamber and seek to have the government break a firm and clear election promise it made to the community of the southern suburbs. We could not have made it clearer that we had no intention of building stage 8 of Roe Highway. We explained that, in any event, given that the Fremantle eastern bypass would not be constructed - it was deleted from the metropolitan region scheme - the construction of Roe Highway stage 8 simply did not make sense. We also pointed out that it was highly unlikely that we would get environmental approval through either the Environmental Protection Authority or The Department of the Environment and Heritage to construct that road. Therefore, rather than flap around with projects that are not going anywhere, this government is very much focused on projects that it can deliver. I make the point that the previous government promised to construct the Fremantle eastern bypass, but all it did was put it back in the metropolitan region scheme. It had eight years in which to build it, but it never built it, which is an indication that it was not serious. When this government says it will build a road, it builds it.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I find it very extraordinary that the member would come into this chamber and seek to have the government break a firm and clear election promise it made to the community of the southern suburbs. We could not have made it clearer that we had no intention of building stage 8 of Roe Highway. We explained that, in any event, given that the Fremantle eastern bypass would not be constructed - it was deleted from the metropolitan region scheme - the construction of Roe Highway stage 8 simply did not make sense. We also pointed out that it was highly unlikely that we would get environmental approval through either the Environmental Protection Authority or The Department of the Environment and Heritage to construct that road. Therefore, rather than flap around with projects that are not going anywhere, this government is very much focused on projects that it can deliver. I make the point that the previous government promised to construct the Fremantle eastern bypass, but all it did was put it back in the metropolitan region scheme. It had eight years in which to build it, but it never built it, which is an indication that it was not serious. When this government says it will build a road, it builds it.
I find it very extraordinary that the member would come into this chamber and seek to have the government break a firm and clear election promise it made to the community of the southern suburbs. We could not have made it clearer that we had no intention of building stage 8 of Roe Highway. We explained that, in any event, given that the Fremantle eastern bypass would not be constructed - it was deleted from the metropolitan region scheme - the construction of Roe Highway stage 8 simply did not make sense. We also pointed out that it was highly unlikely that we would get environmental approval through either the Environmental Protection Authority or The Department of the Environment and Heritage to construct that road. Therefore, rather than flap around with projects that are not going anywhere, this government is very much focused on projects that it can deliver. I make the point that the previous government promised to construct the Fremantle eastern bypass, but all it did was put it back in the metropolitan region scheme. It had eight years in which to build it, but it never built it, which is an indication that it was not serious. When this government says it will build a road, it builds it.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I find it very extraordinary that the member would come into this chamber and seek to have the government break a firm and clear election promise it made to the community of the southern suburbs. We could not have made it clearer that we had no intention of building stage 8 of Roe Highway. We explained that, in any event, given that the Fremantle eastern bypass would not be constructed - it was deleted from the metropolitan region scheme - the construction of Roe Highway stage 8 simply did not make sense. We also pointed out that it was highly unlikely that we would get environmental approval through either the Environmental Protection Authority or The Department of the Environment and Heritage to construct that road. Therefore, rather than flap around with projects that are not going anywhere, this government is very much focused on projects that it can deliver. I make the point that the previous government promised to construct the Fremantle eastern bypass, but all it did was put it back in the metropolitan region scheme. It had eight years in which to build it, but it never built it, which is an indication that it was not serious. When this government says it will build a road, it builds it.
I find it very extraordinary that the member would come into this chamber and seek to have the government break a firm and clear election promise it made to the community of the southern suburbs. We could not have made it clearer that we had no intention of building stage 8 of Roe Highway. We explained that, in any event, given that the Fremantle eastern bypass would not be constructed - it was deleted from the metropolitan region scheme - the construction of Roe Highway stage 8 simply did not make sense. We also pointed out that it was highly unlikely that we would get environmental approval through either the Environmental Protection Authority or The Department of the Environment and Heritage to construct that road. Therefore, rather than flap around with projects that are not going anywhere, this government is very much focused on projects that it can deliver. I make the point that the previous government promised to construct the Fremantle eastern bypass, but all it did was put it back in the metropolitan region scheme. It had eight years in which to build it, but it never built it, which is an indication that it was not serious. When this government says it will build a road, it builds it.
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