❓ The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure announces the completion of a dual-lane bridge on the North West Coastal Highway, highlighting the Gallop Labor Government's investment in road infrastructure in the north of Western Australia and criticising the previous government's handling of the Ashburton Bridge.
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Will the minister advise the House about the completion of yet another major project in the north of the State by the Gallop Labor Government? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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I thank the member for Eyre for his question. I know he joins me in my strong support for the road transport industry. I am proud to announce yet another initiative of the Gallop Labor Government that will support the road transport industry in the north of this State. I am pleased to announce that at noon last Sunday, a new dual-lane bridge on the North West Coastal Highway was opened to traffic. It replaces the old single-lane bridge that was substandard and had speed restrictions. Last year, because of the bridge’s deterioration under the previous Government - no doubt - we had no alternative but to remove the Ashburton Bridge from the approved road-train route network. We recognise that that was inconvenient for the road transport industry and potentially added costs to the communities in the north. Our Government allocated the required funds and, at the cost of some $10 million, has reconstructed the bridge. The Commonwealth Government contributed $1.5 million to the bridge, but the lion’s share of the funding came from this State Government. This adds to the ever-increasing list of tremendous road projects that the Government has delivered to the people of the north of this State. Some of those road projects include: the Mt Magnet-Leinster Road, at a cost of $46 million; stage 1 of the Karratha-Tom Price Road, at a cost of $26 million; the sealing of a 15.7-kilometre section of the Marble Bar Road, at a cost of $7.6 million; the Derby Highway, at a cost of $3 million; the Broome-Cape Leveque Road, at a cost of $3.7 million; and the Gascoyne River Bridge, at a cost of $12 million. Also under way is the Geraldton southern transport corridor, which will cost around $88 million. We are making sure that we are investing in the north of this State and putting the money into the roads in that area.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for Eyre for his question. I know he joins me in my strong support for the road transport industry. I am proud to announce yet another initiative of the Gallop Labor Government that will support the road transport industry in the north of this State. I am pleased to announce that at noon last Sunday, a new dual-lane bridge on the North West Coastal Highway was opened to traffic. It replaces the old single-lane bridge that was substandard and had speed restrictions. Last year, because of the bridge’s deterioration under the previous Government - no doubt - we had no alternative but to remove the Ashburton Bridge from the approved road-train route network. We recognise that that was inconvenient for the road transport industry and potentially added costs to the communities in the north. Our Government allocated the required funds and, at the cost of some $10 million, has reconstructed the bridge. The Commonwealth Government contributed $1.5 million to the bridge, but the lion’s share of the funding came from this State Government. This adds to the ever-increasing list of tremendous road projects that the Government has delivered to the people of the north of this State. Some of those road projects include: the Mt Magnet-Leinster Road, at a cost of $46 million; stage 1 of the Karratha-Tom Price Road, at a cost of $26 million; the sealing of a 15.7-kilometre section of the Marble Bar Road, at a cost of $7.6 million; the Derby Highway, at a cost of $3 million; the Broome-Cape Leveque Road, at a cost of $3.7 million; and the Gascoyne River Bridge, at a cost of $12 million. Also under way is the Geraldton southern transport corridor, which will cost around $88 million. We are making sure that we are investing in the north of this State and putting the money into the roads in that area.
I thank the member for Eyre for his question. I know he joins me in my strong support for the road transport industry. I am proud to announce yet another initiative of the Gallop Labor Government that will support the road transport industry in the north of this State. I am pleased to announce that at noon last Sunday, a new dual-lane bridge on the North West Coastal Highway was opened to traffic. It replaces the old single-lane bridge that was substandard and had speed restrictions. Last year, because of the bridge’s deterioration under the previous Government - no doubt - we had no alternative but to remove the Ashburton Bridge from the approved road-train route network. We recognise that that was inconvenient for the road transport industry and potentially added costs to the communities in the north. Our Government allocated the required funds and, at the cost of some $10 million, has reconstructed the bridge. The Commonwealth Government contributed $1.5 million to the bridge, but the lion’s share of the funding came from this State Government. This adds to the ever-increasing list of tremendous road projects that the Government has delivered to the people of the north of this State. Some of those road projects include: the Mt Magnet-Leinster Road, at a cost of $46 million; stage 1 of the Karratha-Tom Price Road, at a cost of $26 million; the sealing of a 15.7-kilometre section of the Marble Bar Road, at a cost of $7.6 million; the Derby Highway, at a cost of $3 million; the Broome-Cape Leveque Road, at a cost of $3.7 million; and the Gascoyne River Bridge, at a cost of $12 million. Also under way is the Geraldton southern transport corridor, which will cost around $88 million. We are making sure that we are investing in the north of this State and putting the money into the roads in that area.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for Eyre for his question. I know he joins me in my strong support for the road transport industry. I am proud to announce yet another initiative of the Gallop Labor Government that will support the road transport industry in the north of this State. I am pleased to announce that at noon last Sunday, a new dual-lane bridge on the North West Coastal Highway was opened to traffic. It replaces the old single-lane bridge that was substandard and had speed restrictions. Last year, because of the bridge’s deterioration under the previous Government - no doubt - we had no alternative but to remove the Ashburton Bridge from the approved road-train route network. We recognise that that was inconvenient for the road transport industry and potentially added costs to the communities in the north. Our Government allocated the required funds and, at the cost of some $10 million, has reconstructed the bridge. The Commonwealth Government contributed $1.5 million to the bridge, but the lion’s share of the funding came from this State Government. This adds to the ever-increasing list of tremendous road projects that the Government has delivered to the people of the north of this State. Some of those road projects include: the Mt Magnet-Leinster Road, at a cost of $46 million; stage 1 of the Karratha-Tom Price Road, at a cost of $26 million; the sealing of a 15.7-kilometre section of the Marble Bar Road, at a cost of $7.6 million; the Derby Highway, at a cost of $3 million; the Broome-Cape Leveque Road, at a cost of $3.7 million; and the Gascoyne River Bridge, at a cost of $12 million. Also under way is the Geraldton southern transport corridor, which will cost around $88 million. We are making sure that we are investing in the north of this State and putting the money into the roads in that area.
I thank the member for Eyre for his question. I know he joins me in my strong support for the road transport industry. I am proud to announce yet another initiative of the Gallop Labor Government that will support the road transport industry in the north of this State. I am pleased to announce that at noon last Sunday, a new dual-lane bridge on the North West Coastal Highway was opened to traffic. It replaces the old single-lane bridge that was substandard and had speed restrictions. Last year, because of the bridge’s deterioration under the previous Government - no doubt - we had no alternative but to remove the Ashburton Bridge from the approved road-train route network. We recognise that that was inconvenient for the road transport industry and potentially added costs to the communities in the north. Our Government allocated the required funds and, at the cost of some $10 million, has reconstructed the bridge. The Commonwealth Government contributed $1.5 million to the bridge, but the lion’s share of the funding came from this State Government. This adds to the ever-increasing list of tremendous road projects that the Government has delivered to the people of the north of this State. Some of those road projects include: the Mt Magnet-Leinster Road, at a cost of $46 million; stage 1 of the Karratha-Tom Price Road, at a cost of $26 million; the sealing of a 15.7-kilometre section of the Marble Bar Road, at a cost of $7.6 million; the Derby Highway, at a cost of $3 million; the Broome-Cape Leveque Road, at a cost of $3.7 million; and the Gascoyne River Bridge, at a cost of $12 million. Also under way is the Geraldton southern transport corridor, which will cost around $88 million. We are making sure that we are investing in the north of this State and putting the money into the roads in that area.
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