❓ The road widening project north of Cranbrook is delayed due to funding being diverted to higher priority passing lane projects on Albany Highway. The government acknowledges the widening project's importance and will consider funding in future budgets.
AnsweredQoN 1195Legislative Assembly
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When will the roadworks to widen Albany Highway north of Cranbrook be undertaken?
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Answered
19 February 2002
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
119 days
It is planned to progressively undertake this work over a number of years as funding permits. An amount of $0.3M in the current budget, together with an allocation of $2M in next years budget was intended to enable the commencement of this widening work. However it is now intended to divert this funding to enable the continuation of the higher priority passing lane programme along Albany Highway, by bringing forward the construction of two passing lanes north of Kojonup. These passing lanes, together with a passing lane to be constructed north of Mount Barker this year, and a further two passing lanes south of Mount Barker proposed for next year, will bring the total number of passing lanes on Albany Highway within the Great Southern Region to twelve. A further passing lane immmediately north of Mount Barker will also be provided at the time of construction of the Mount Barker Northern Bypass. The Government recognises that the widening works north of Cranbrook are a priority and will examine ways of providing funding as part of future Budget considerations.
An amount of $0.3M in the current budget, together with an allocation of $2M in next years budget was intended to enable the commencement of this widening work. However it is now intended to divert this funding to enable the continuation of the higher priority passing lane programme along Albany Highway, by bringing forward the construction of two passing lanes north of Kojonup. These passing lanes, together with a passing lane to be constructed north of Mount Barker this year, and a further two passing lanes south of Mount Barker proposed for next year, will bring the total number of passing lanes on Albany Highway within the Great Southern Region to twelve. A further passing lane immmediately north of Mount Barker will also be provided at the time of construction of the Mount Barker Northern Bypass. The Government recognises that the widening works north of Cranbrook are a priority and will examine ways of providing funding as part of future Budget considerations.
The Government recognises that the widening works north of Cranbrook are a priority and will examine ways of providing funding as part of future Budget considerations.
An amount of $0.3M in the current budget, together with an allocation of $2M in next years budget was intended to enable the commencement of this widening work. However it is now intended to divert this funding to enable the continuation of the higher priority passing lane programme along Albany Highway, by bringing forward the construction of two passing lanes north of Kojonup. These passing lanes, together with a passing lane to be constructed north of Mount Barker this year, and a further two passing lanes south of Mount Barker proposed for next year, will bring the total number of passing lanes on Albany Highway within the Great Southern Region to twelve. A further passing lane immmediately north of Mount Barker will also be provided at the time of construction of the Mount Barker Northern Bypass. The Government recognises that the widening works north of Cranbrook are a priority and will examine ways of providing funding as part of future Budget considerations.
The Government recognises that the widening works north of Cranbrook are a priority and will examine ways of providing funding as part of future Budget considerations.
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