❓ The Minister for Transport provides an update on the Metronet level crossing removal project on the Armadale line, highlighting benefits for commuters, particularly in Belmont, including reduced congestion, improved safety, and community regeneration.
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METRONET — RAILWAY
LEVEL CROSSINGS
408. Ms C.M. ROWE to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's record investment in transport infrastructure projects,
which are providing a pipeline of work for
businesses and workers as the economy recovers from COVID-19. Can the minister update the house on the work underway to remove level crossings on the Armadale
line; and can she advise the house as to what the Metronet level crossing
removal project will mean for commuters, particularly in my electorate of
Belmont?
LEVEL CROSSINGS
408. Ms C.M. ROWE to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's record investment in transport infrastructure projects,
which are providing a pipeline of work for
businesses and workers as the economy recovers from COVID-19. Can the minister update the house on the work underway to remove level crossings on the Armadale
line; and can she advise the house as to what the Metronet level crossing
removal project will mean for commuters, particularly in my electorate of
Belmont?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Belmont for
that question. Today, we unveiled yet another new infrastructure project that
will be delivered by this government. As part of our economic recovery, we are
bringing forward infrastructure projects around the state. We looked at the
level crossing removal program and thought, ''This is one that we want
to get on with straightaway'', so today we unveiled the planning and
conceptual design for the removal of another six
level crossings along the Armadale line. Of course, the Denny Avenue project is
underway, but removing these six is all about reducing congestion, improving
safety and really making sure that we can absolutely do more regeneration
around that inner Armadale line. Today the Premier and I, with the members for
Victoria Park, Cannington and Belmont,
announced the preferred solution for the removal of six level crossings between
Victoria Park and Beckenham. As I said, this project will enable the
removal of parts of the rail barrier that have separated those suburbs for more than a century and provide elevated
rail, together with new modern and safe s tations and new facilities that
will be a huge catchment for the whole area. It will get rid of the dreaded
boom gates and reduce the time that people spend at those boom gates.
Of course, because of the Thornlie–Cockburn
Link, another project being delivered by this government, we know that the
Armadale line will just get busier and busier, particularly between Beckenham
and the city. The boom gates are closed for
four to six hours each day. The crossings identified for removal include Mint
Street, Oats Street and Welshpool Road—or, as I call them, the
Vic Park 3—and William Street, Hamilton Street and Wharf Street. There
will be different solutions for each of those level crossings, but in
particular Hamilton Street will have a road over rail option. There are a number
of constraints. For example, Leach Highway impacts on our ability to build
elevated rail all the way through; Welshpool Road is a major east–west
connector; and there are high-voltage transmission lines.
Today
we announced the concept design. We will be consulting with the community to
determine the exact location of the
stations, what the stations will look like, what sort of amenity people want at
those stations and what can happen underneath the new elevated rail. We
have seen the absolute excitement in Melbourne that has come with new elevated
rail, which has allowed for lots of community infrastructure underneath the
rail line, including basketball courts, table tennis tables and exercise
equipment. It basically becomes a new connection and provides more public open
space for the community. We will reduce the barrier, improve safety, reduce
congestion and provide more public open space for the community. This is an
ambitious project, but one that I am so proud to deliver because we know that
these types of projects not only help transform and create new development
opportunities, but also create jobs for Western Australia. If members look at
our infrastructure program, they will see that it is the best infrastructure
program in Australia, delivering more jobs than are being delivered anywhere
else.
that question. Today, we unveiled yet another new infrastructure project that
will be delivered by this government. As part of our economic recovery, we are
bringing forward infrastructure projects around the state. We looked at the
level crossing removal program and thought, ''This is one that we want
to get on with straightaway'', so today we unveiled the planning and
conceptual design for the removal of another six
level crossings along the Armadale line. Of course, the Denny Avenue project is
underway, but removing these six is all about reducing congestion, improving
safety and really making sure that we can absolutely do more regeneration
around that inner Armadale line. Today the Premier and I, with the members for
Victoria Park, Cannington and Belmont,
announced the preferred solution for the removal of six level crossings between
Victoria Park and Beckenham. As I said, this project will enable the
removal of parts of the rail barrier that have separated those suburbs for more than a century and provide elevated
rail, together with new modern and safe s tations and new facilities that
will be a huge catchment for the whole area. It will get rid of the dreaded
boom gates and reduce the time that people spend at those boom gates.
Of course, because of the Thornlie–Cockburn
Link, another project being delivered by this government, we know that the
Armadale line will just get busier and busier, particularly between Beckenham
and the city. The boom gates are closed for
four to six hours each day. The crossings identified for removal include Mint
Street, Oats Street and Welshpool Road—or, as I call them, the
Vic Park 3—and William Street, Hamilton Street and Wharf Street. There
will be different solutions for each of those level crossings, but in
particular Hamilton Street will have a road over rail option. There are a number
of constraints. For example, Leach Highway impacts on our ability to build
elevated rail all the way through; Welshpool Road is a major east–west
connector; and there are high-voltage transmission lines.
Today
we announced the concept design. We will be consulting with the community to
determine the exact location of the
stations, what the stations will look like, what sort of amenity people want at
those stations and what can happen underneath the new elevated rail. We
have seen the absolute excitement in Melbourne that has come with new elevated
rail, which has allowed for lots of community infrastructure underneath the
rail line, including basketball courts, table tennis tables and exercise
equipment. It basically becomes a new connection and provides more public open
space for the community. We will reduce the barrier, improve safety, reduce
congestion and provide more public open space for the community. This is an
ambitious project, but one that I am so proud to deliver because we know that
these types of projects not only help transform and create new development
opportunities, but also create jobs for Western Australia. If members look at
our infrastructure program, they will see that it is the best infrastructure
program in Australia, delivering more jobs than are being delivered anywhere
else.
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