❓ Question regarding the timeline, delays, and road train access following the realignment of the Wyalkatchem Merredin Road near Merredin. The Minister confirms the project timeline, acknowledges delays due to land acquisition issues, and confirms road train access will be permitted after completion.
AnsweredQoN 4259Legislative Assembly
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With regards to the re-alignment of the Wyalkatchem Merredin Road near Merredin, I ask:
(a) when does the Minister expect these works to be finished;
(b) have there been any delays to these works; and
(i) if yes, what were/are those delays and their causes; and
(c) when these works are finished will they allow road trains to use the Goldfields Road and the railway crossing adjacent to the Goldfields Road/Wyalkatchem Merredin Road intersection; and
(i) if not, why not; and
(ii) if not, what alternative will the Minister provide to road trains to prevent the current dangerous conditions?
(a) when does the Minister expect these works to be finished;
(b) have there been any delays to these works; and
(i) if yes, what were/are those delays and their causes; and
(c) when these works are finished will they allow road trains to use the Goldfields Road and the railway crossing adjacent to the Goldfields Road/Wyalkatchem Merredin Road intersection; and
(i) if not, why not; and
(ii) if not, what alternative will the Minister provide to road trains to prevent the current dangerous conditions?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 February 2011
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
100 days
(a) These works are programmed by Main Roads to be undertaken over the next three years (2011/12 - 2013/14).
(b) Yes
(i) Previous proposals for upgrading this intersection required the Goomalling-Merredin Road to be realigned a short distance to the west to provide the necessary stacking distance for road trains between the intersection and the rail crossing on the Trayning to West Merredin rail line. The realignment would have involved acquisition of privately owned freehold land, to which the landowner was not in favour of.
An alternative arrangement has now been identified, which will allow the Goomalling-Merredin/Goldfields Roadintersection to be upgraded at its current location at lesser cost and without impacting on the adjacent landowner.
(c) Yes
(i) Not applicable
(ii) Not applicable
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(b) Yes
(i) Previous proposals for upgrading this intersection required the Goomalling-Merredin Road to be realigned a short distance to the west to provide the necessary stacking distance for road trains between the intersection and the rail crossing on the Trayning to West Merredin rail line. The realignment would have involved acquisition of privately owned freehold land, to which the landowner was not in favour of.
An alternative arrangement has now been identified, which will allow the Goomalling-Merredin/Goldfields Roadintersection to be upgraded at its current location at lesser cost and without impacting on the adjacent landowner.
(c) Yes
(i) Not applicable
(ii) Not applicable
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