❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the planning, prioritization, cost, and scheduling of overpass construction on Reid Highway. The answer provides general information and refers to publicly available data, but avoids specific details on the top 10 priority intersections and their schedules.
AnsweredQoN 2405Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
(2) Which agency is responsible for -
(a) planning; and
(b) overseeing the construction of overpasses on Reid Highway?
(3) Which agency rates the priority of road intersections requiring overpasses?
(4) What are the first 10 intersection overpasses, in order of priority, on that ratings system?
(5) What criteria are used to determine the priority of each new overpass?
(6) What is the estimated cost of each of these 10 new overpasses?
(7) What is the current scheduled construction date for each of these 10 new overpasses?
(8) What was the scheduled construction date as at 1 February 2001 for each of these new overpasses?
(a) planning; and
(b) overseeing the construction of overpasses on Reid Highway?
(3) Which agency rates the priority of road intersections requiring overpasses?
(4) What are the first 10 intersection overpasses, in order of priority, on that ratings system?
(5) What criteria are used to determine the priority of each new overpass?
(6) What is the estimated cost of each of these 10 new overpasses?
(7) What is the current scheduled construction date for each of these 10 new overpasses?
(8) What was the scheduled construction date as at 1 February 2001 for each of these new overpasses?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 August 2007
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
63 days
(1) Reid Highway is a State road and is the responsibility of Main Roads WA.
(2) Main Roads WA is the responsible authority for the planning and construction of road improvement treatments, including overpass structures, on Reid Highway.
(3)-(4) Intersection crash rankings are prepared by Main Roads WA based on Police crash reports. The rankings are available in several formats including 'crash frequency' and 'crash cost' and can be accessed by the public on the Main Roads WA website at
www.mainroads.wa.gov.au
Main Roads WA uses crash data, together with an analysis of traffic volume, congestion, vehicle types, adjacent development, land availability and predicted growth, as a tool to assist in identifying appropriate traffic management treatments for a particular location. The construction of overpasses is only one type of traffic management treatment considered and is not always the best solution for every site.
(5) The allocation of funding for road projects, not just limited to overpasses, is considered as part of the annual State Budget development processes and attempts to strike a balance between the significant number of high priority projects across the State and the limited funding available. The various factors as outlined in (3)-(4) above are used to assist in identifying priority and a preferred traffic management treatment.
(6) The average cost of constructing an overpass in 2007 dollars is between $28-$35 million depending on the characteristics of the site in question.
(7)-(8) As indicated at (3)-(4) above, there is no separate ranking of intersections that have a possible potential for the construction of an overpass
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
(2) Main Roads WA is the responsible authority for the planning and construction of road improvement treatments, including overpass structures, on Reid Highway.
(3)-(4) Intersection crash rankings are prepared by Main Roads WA based on Police crash reports. The rankings are available in several formats including 'crash frequency' and 'crash cost' and can be accessed by the public on the Main Roads WA website at
www.mainroads.wa.gov.au
Main Roads WA uses crash data, together with an analysis of traffic volume, congestion, vehicle types, adjacent development, land availability and predicted growth, as a tool to assist in identifying appropriate traffic management treatments for a particular location. The construction of overpasses is only one type of traffic management treatment considered and is not always the best solution for every site.
(5) The allocation of funding for road projects, not just limited to overpasses, is considered as part of the annual State Budget development processes and attempts to strike a balance between the significant number of high priority projects across the State and the limited funding available. The various factors as outlined in (3)-(4) above are used to assist in identifying priority and a preferred traffic management treatment.
(6) The average cost of constructing an overpass in 2007 dollars is between $28-$35 million depending on the characteristics of the site in question.
(7)-(8) As indicated at (3)-(4) above, there is no separate ranking of intersections that have a possible potential for the construction of an overpass
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.