❓ Hon Ken Travers asks about road projects funded by the Road Trauma Trust Account (RTTA), including location, details, budget, and approval process. The Minister for Road Safety approves expenditure from the RTTA.
AnsweredQoN 2624Legislative Council
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I refer to the Regional and Remote Road Improvements – State and Local Roads, being funded by the Road Trauma Trust Account (RTTA), and I ask: (a) for each road project: (i) what is the location; (ii) what are the details of the works; (iii) how much has been allocated from the RTTA; (iv) did the Road Safety Council approve the expenditure; and (v) if no to (iv), who did?
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Answered
17 March 2015
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Road Safety
Response time
26 days
(a)(i)-(iii)
For the Road Trauma Trust Account, the following projects have been funded in the Regional and Remote Road Improvements Program for 2014/15:
Northam - Cranbrook Road between Pootenup Road and Newman Road - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m and install audible edge lines with a budget of $0.350m.
South Western Highway between Boyanup and Bendall Road - widen and seal shoulders with a budget of $0.500m.
Vasse Road between Jarrahwood and Cundinup West - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m and install audible edge lines with a budget of $1.000m.
Donnybrook - Kojonup Road between Lowden and Mumballup - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m and install audible edge lines with a budget of $1.600m.
North West Coastal Highway north of Northampton - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m with a budget of $2.070m.
Coolgardie - Esperance Highway north of Norseman - construct 1.0m wide sealed shoulders and install audible edge lines with a budget of $0.680m.
Goldfields Highway south of Leonora - construct 1.0m wide sealed shoulders and install audible edge lines with a budget of $0.320m
Victoria Highway east of Wyndham turn off - widen and seal shoulders and install audible edge lines with a budget of $1.300m.
Collie - Lake King Road between Wagin and Ballaying - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m and install audible edge lines with a budget of $1.200m.
York - Merredin Road between York and Drapers Rd - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m and install audible edge lines with a budget of $0.300m.
Great Northern Highway north of Newman - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m and install audible edge lines with a budget of $2.000m
Kwinana Freeway between Thomas Road and Safety Bay Road - install continuous wire rope barriers along the median with a budget of $3.680m.
Coalfields Highway between east of Wellington Dam Road and Rose Road - realign substandard curves, widen and reconstruct pavement and provide 1.5m wide sealed shoulders with a budget of $27.500m.
Albany Highway between Jackson Road and Settlement Road - construct two passing lanes with a budget of $3.430m.
Wubin Mullewa Road between Aerodrome Road and Burton Road - widen single lane seal to a two-way 7.0m wide seal with a budget of $4.400m.
(iv) Under the
Road Safety Council Act 2002
, the Minister for Road Safety approves expenditure from the Road Trauma Trust Account.
(v) Not applicable.
For the Road Trauma Trust Account, the following projects have been funded in the Regional and Remote Road Improvements Program for 2014/15:
Northam - Cranbrook Road between Pootenup Road and Newman Road - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m and install audible edge lines with a budget of $0.350m.
South Western Highway between Boyanup and Bendall Road - widen and seal shoulders with a budget of $0.500m.
Vasse Road between Jarrahwood and Cundinup West - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m and install audible edge lines with a budget of $1.000m.
Donnybrook - Kojonup Road between Lowden and Mumballup - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m and install audible edge lines with a budget of $1.600m.
North West Coastal Highway north of Northampton - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m with a budget of $2.070m.
Coolgardie - Esperance Highway north of Norseman - construct 1.0m wide sealed shoulders and install audible edge lines with a budget of $0.680m.
Goldfields Highway south of Leonora - construct 1.0m wide sealed shoulders and install audible edge lines with a budget of $0.320m
Victoria Highway east of Wyndham turn off - widen and seal shoulders and install audible edge lines with a budget of $1.300m.
Collie - Lake King Road between Wagin and Ballaying - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m and install audible edge lines with a budget of $1.200m.
York - Merredin Road between York and Drapers Rd - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m and install audible edge lines with a budget of $0.300m.
Great Northern Highway north of Newman - widen and seal shoulders to 1.0m and install audible edge lines with a budget of $2.000m
Kwinana Freeway between Thomas Road and Safety Bay Road - install continuous wire rope barriers along the median with a budget of $3.680m.
Coalfields Highway between east of Wellington Dam Road and Rose Road - realign substandard curves, widen and reconstruct pavement and provide 1.5m wide sealed shoulders with a budget of $27.500m.
Albany Highway between Jackson Road and Settlement Road - construct two passing lanes with a budget of $3.430m.
Wubin Mullewa Road between Aerodrome Road and Burton Road - widen single lane seal to a two-way 7.0m wide seal with a budget of $4.400m.
(iv) Under the
Road Safety Council Act 2002
, the Minister for Road Safety approves expenditure from the Road Trauma Trust Account.
(v) Not applicable.
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