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❓ Question regarding the assessment, cost, timeline, and traffic accident history related to a potential duplicated Mandurah Estuary Bridge. The answer provides traffic data and accident statistics.

AnsweredQoN 4730Legislative Assembly

Asked

12 February 2019

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

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Transport

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Since 11 March 2017 has any work been undertaken by the Government into assessing the need for a duplicated Mandurah Estuary Bridge: (a) If so, what is the projected cost for the design and construction of a new bridge; (b) If so, what is the projected timeline for the construction of a new bridge; (c) If not, what are the anticipated traffic movements per day that will be required to warrant a new bridge and when is this forecast to occur; and (d) How many traffic accidents have occurred on the Mandurah Estuary Bridge in the following years: (i) 2016; (ii) 2017; and (iii) 2018?

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Answered

12 March 2019

Responded by

Minister for Transport

Response time

6 days

(a)-(c) In 2017/18 there was an average of 27,800 vehicles per day on the Mandurah Estuary Bridge, down from 34,300 in 2015-16 prior to the upgrade of the Mandurah Traffic Bridge. This represents a reduction in traffic of approximately 19 per cent.
(d)
(i) 6 crashes were reported.
(ii) 8 crashes were reported.
(iii) 10 crashes were reported (preliminary figures).

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