❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Minister for Transport about the Westport alternative's impact on Leach Highway and nearby homes. The Minister denies the claim, followed by a heated political exchange.
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ROE HIGHWAY STAGES 8 AND
9
569. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Transport:
I
have a supplementary question. Can the minister confirm option 1 of the Westport
alternative to Roe 8 and 9 intends to turn Leach Highway into a truck
freeway, including significantly impacting 70 homes along this truck route?
9
569. Ms L. METTAM to the Minister for Transport:
I
have a supplementary question. Can the minister confirm option 1 of the Westport
alternative to Roe 8 and 9 intends to turn Leach Highway into a truck
freeway, including significantly impacting 70 homes along this truck route?
AnswerView source ↗
No.
Ms S. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Wanneroo!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : Member for
Vasse, I know the strings are being pulled by Ben Morton. That little backroom
operator is out there pulling the strings of the WA Liberal Party. The member
has been sent out on this mission but she is all over the place. Her plan would
dump thousands of trucks into East Fremantle. It would create a toll road. How
much would be raised from that toll road? I hope the member tells us today
because she obviously has the business case. How much would be raised from that
toll road? I hope the member discloses that today. For what length was that
toll road going to be? We want all those details. We want to know how they
would get the road to the port. How much would people be charged per kilometre?
I also want to know what she is going to do for the western suburbs and Curtin
Avenue. When the member wants to talk about Roe Highway stages 8 and 9, she
should talk about the roads in the western suburbs that will need to be
upgraded, such as dual carriageways, to support that project. Talk about that,
member!
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
Ms S. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Wanneroo!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : Member for
Vasse, I know the strings are being pulled by Ben Morton. That little backroom
operator is out there pulling the strings of the WA Liberal Party. The member
has been sent out on this mission but she is all over the place. Her plan would
dump thousands of trucks into East Fremantle. It would create a toll road. How
much would be raised from that toll road? I hope the member tells us today
because she obviously has the business case. How much would be raised from that
toll road? I hope the member discloses that today. For what length was that
toll road going to be? We want all those details. We want to know how they
would get the road to the port. How much would people be charged per kilometre?
I also want to know what she is going to do for the western suburbs and Curtin
Avenue. When the member wants to talk about Roe Highway stages 8 and 9, she
should talk about the roads in the western suburbs that will need to be
upgraded, such as dual carriageways, to support that project. Talk about that,
member!
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
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