❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding rail and heavy haulage issues in the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire, including rail easement protection, a heavy haulage detour, and an intermodal freight link. The Minister deferred answering.
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bridgetown-greenbushes shire, heavy haulage issues
(1) Does the minister guarantee that the entire south west rail easement will be protected into the future to accommodate the possible reintroduction of rail services? (2) Does the minister agree that there is strategic value in maintaining the rail connection to the Hester industrial site? (3) Does the minister support a dedicated heavy haulage detour for Bridgetown? (4) If yes, will the minister support the modified option 3 of the Bridgetown road planning study, which seems certain to be recommended today by the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire Council? (5) If yes to (3), what is the time frame for design and construction of a heavy freight detour, and will the state government fund its construction? (6) Will the minister make urgent arrangements to meet with representatives of the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to discuss both the mitigation of the short-term implications of the additional heavy haulage traffic through the Bridgetown central business district and the longer-term solution of a heavy haulage deviation? (7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS
(1) Does the minister guarantee that the entire south west rail easement will be protected into the future to accommodate the possible reintroduction of rail services? (2) Does the minister agree that there is strategic value in maintaining the rail connection to the Hester industrial site? (3) Does the minister support a dedicated heavy haulage detour for Bridgetown? (4) If yes, will the minister support the modified option 3 of the Bridgetown road planning study, which seems certain to be recommended today by the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire Council? (5) If yes to (3), what is the time frame for design and construction of a heavy freight detour, and will the state government fund its construction? (6) Will the minister make urgent arrangements to meet with representatives of the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to discuss both the mitigation of the short-term implications of the additional heavy haulage traffic through the Bridgetown central business district and the longer-term solution of a heavy haulage deviation? (7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(2) Does the minister agree that there is strategic value in maintaining the rail connection to the Hester industrial site? (3) Does the minister support a dedicated heavy haulage detour for Bridgetown? (4) If yes, will the minister support the modified option 3 of the Bridgetown road planning study, which seems certain to be recommended today by the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire Council? (5) If yes to (3), what is the time frame for design and construction of a heavy freight detour, and will the state government fund its construction? (6) Will the minister make urgent arrangements to meet with representatives of the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to discuss both the mitigation of the short-term implications of the additional heavy haulage traffic through the Bridgetown central business district and the longer-term solution of a heavy haulage deviation? (7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(3) Does the minister support a dedicated heavy haulage detour for Bridgetown? (4) If yes, will the minister support the modified option 3 of the Bridgetown road planning study, which seems certain to be recommended today by the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire Council? (5) If yes to (3), what is the time frame for design and construction of a heavy freight detour, and will the state government fund its construction? (6) Will the minister make urgent arrangements to meet with representatives of the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to discuss both the mitigation of the short-term implications of the additional heavy haulage traffic through the Bridgetown central business district and the longer-term solution of a heavy haulage deviation? (7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(4) If yes, will the minister support the modified option 3 of the Bridgetown road planning study, which seems certain to be recommended today by the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire Council? (5) If yes to (3), what is the time frame for design and construction of a heavy freight detour, and will the state government fund its construction? (6) Will the minister make urgent arrangements to meet with representatives of the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to discuss both the mitigation of the short-term implications of the additional heavy haulage traffic through the Bridgetown central business district and the longer-term solution of a heavy haulage deviation? (7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(5) If yes to (3), what is the time frame for design and construction of a heavy freight detour, and will the state government fund its construction? (6) Will the minister make urgent arrangements to meet with representatives of the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to discuss both the mitigation of the short-term implications of the additional heavy haulage traffic through the Bridgetown central business district and the longer-term solution of a heavy haulage deviation? (7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(6) Will the minister make urgent arrangements to meet with representatives of the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to discuss both the mitigation of the short-term implications of the additional heavy haulage traffic through the Bridgetown central business district and the longer-term solution of a heavy haulage deviation? (7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(2) Does the minister agree that there is strategic value in maintaining the rail connection to the Hester industrial site? (3) Does the minister support a dedicated heavy haulage detour for Bridgetown? (4) If yes, will the minister support the modified option 3 of the Bridgetown road planning study, which seems certain to be recommended today by the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire Council? (5) If yes to (3), what is the time frame for design and construction of a heavy freight detour, and will the state government fund its construction? (6) Will the minister make urgent arrangements to meet with representatives of the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to discuss both the mitigation of the short-term implications of the additional heavy haulage traffic through the Bridgetown central business district and the longer-term solution of a heavy haulage deviation? (7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(3) Does the minister support a dedicated heavy haulage detour for Bridgetown? (4) If yes, will the minister support the modified option 3 of the Bridgetown road planning study, which seems certain to be recommended today by the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire Council? (5) If yes to (3), what is the time frame for design and construction of a heavy freight detour, and will the state government fund its construction? (6) Will the minister make urgent arrangements to meet with representatives of the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to discuss both the mitigation of the short-term implications of the additional heavy haulage traffic through the Bridgetown central business district and the longer-term solution of a heavy haulage deviation? (7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(4) If yes, will the minister support the modified option 3 of the Bridgetown road planning study, which seems certain to be recommended today by the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire Council? (5) If yes to (3), what is the time frame for design and construction of a heavy freight detour, and will the state government fund its construction? (6) Will the minister make urgent arrangements to meet with representatives of the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to discuss both the mitigation of the short-term implications of the additional heavy haulage traffic through the Bridgetown central business district and the longer-term solution of a heavy haulage deviation? (7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(5) If yes to (3), what is the time frame for design and construction of a heavy freight detour, and will the state government fund its construction? (6) Will the minister make urgent arrangements to meet with representatives of the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to discuss both the mitigation of the short-term implications of the additional heavy haulage traffic through the Bridgetown central business district and the longer-term solution of a heavy haulage deviation? (7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(6) Will the minister make urgent arrangements to meet with representatives of the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes to discuss both the mitigation of the short-term implications of the additional heavy haulage traffic through the Bridgetown central business district and the longer-term solution of a heavy haulage deviation? (7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(7) Will the minister support the urgent completion of the Hampton Street upgrade project, thus ensuring that the additional heavy haulage traffic generated by the closure of the rail line can be safely accommodated in the short term before construction of the heavy haulage deviation? (8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
(8) When will the intermodal rail-road freight link be constructed at North Greenbushes? Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
Hon KEN TRAVERS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Given the length and complexity of the question, the member is requested to place this question on notice.
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