❓ Ms. Baker asks about the McGowan government's investment in Perth road infrastructure, particularly the Tonkin Highway gap project. The Minister for Transport responds by highlighting completed and ongoing projects across the metropolitan area, emphasising job creation and economic benefits.
AnsweredQoN 811Legislative Assembly
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ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE — PERTH
811. Ms L.L. BAKER to the Minister for Transport:
I
refer to the McGowan government's unprecedented investment in transport
infrastructure that is creating local jobs and supporting local
businesses. Can the minister update the house on the delivery of the government's
investment, particularly in metropolitan
roads, and specifically the Tonkin Highway gap project, and how that is
supporting jobs , businesses, the economy, and what it means for the
communities that rely on the infrastructure?
811. Ms L.L. BAKER to the Minister for Transport:
I
refer to the McGowan government's unprecedented investment in transport
infrastructure that is creating local jobs and supporting local
businesses. Can the minister update the house on the delivery of the government's
investment, particularly in metropolitan
roads, and specifically the Tonkin Highway gap project, and how that is
supporting jobs , businesses, the economy, and what it means for the
communities that rely on the infrastructure?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Maylands for
that question.
What a year it has been for
delivering infrastructure and roads across WA. Yesterday we highlighted
regional Western Australia and all the road improvements happening in regional
WA. Today it is metropolitan Perth's turn. I will highlight some of the significant progress we have made. I do not
have favourite projects, but the Tonkin Gap project is up there. It is a magnificent project that is enabling the
Morley–Ellenbrook line and dealing with the pinch point—the
congestion—that has occurred around Bayswater, particularly over recent
years. We have seen lengthy delays at those pinch points and now we are
removing them. The work that we delivered this year includes building a new
bridge over the Swan River and new bridges over Guildford Road and Railway
Parade. We have widened the highway to three
lanes and built the new Broun Avenue Bridge that will support the new Morley
station and, of course, the new bus interchange. That work is well
underway. Next year, we will finish that project and all those lanes will be
operating. We have seen the Kwinana Freeway transformation and now we are
working on the Mitchell Freeway. The freeway is being extended, member for
Butler, from Hester Avenue to Romeo Road. We are transforming the north.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Building the
north!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : We are
building the north, sorry. We are widening the freeway between Hodges Drive and
Hepburn Avenue and bringing in smart freeway technology across the river from
Kwinana to the Mitchell Freeway to address some of the congestion. We are
building the Stephenson Avenue project. The member for Balcatta advocated for
that project for many years. The members for Scarborough and Churchlands are
also very passionate about the Stephenson
Avenue project and what it will deliver across that area. We have delivered and
completed the High Street and
Stirling Highway project. Member for Victoria Park, the Leach Highway and
Welshpool Road project is very much nearing completion. Again, that has
taken away the most congested intersection in the metropolitan area. Other
projects, member for Warnbro, include the Ennis Avenue and Royal Palm Drive
project in Warnbro. Other major upgrades include, member for Balcatta, the
Wanneroo Road and Morley Drive project. A lot of work has been completed across
the metropolitan area, and there is a lot more to come, with new interchanges
along Reid Highway at Altone Road and Drumpellier Drive. We are starting works
along the Anketell corridor and delivering massive improvements on Thomas Road
already. We will continue to improve Thomas Road. Although it is not
technically in the metropolitan area, but just outside the metropolitan area
into Mandurah, we have opened up expressions of interest for the new Mandurah
estuary bridge. This is an exciting time. Last year, we delivered $3.2 billion
worth of record road infrastructure, which is exactly what we said we would
deliver. Next year we will continue to deliver massive road improvements, but
2022 has been a record year of delivery.
that question.
What a year it has been for
delivering infrastructure and roads across WA. Yesterday we highlighted
regional Western Australia and all the road improvements happening in regional
WA. Today it is metropolitan Perth's turn. I will highlight some of the significant progress we have made. I do not
have favourite projects, but the Tonkin Gap project is up there. It is a magnificent project that is enabling the
Morley–Ellenbrook line and dealing with the pinch point—the
congestion—that has occurred around Bayswater, particularly over recent
years. We have seen lengthy delays at those pinch points and now we are
removing them. The work that we delivered this year includes building a new
bridge over the Swan River and new bridges over Guildford Road and Railway
Parade. We have widened the highway to three
lanes and built the new Broun Avenue Bridge that will support the new Morley
station and, of course, the new bus interchange. That work is well
underway. Next year, we will finish that project and all those lanes will be
operating. We have seen the Kwinana Freeway transformation and now we are
working on the Mitchell Freeway. The freeway is being extended, member for
Butler, from Hester Avenue to Romeo Road. We are transforming the north.
Mr J.R. Quigley : Building the
north!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : We are
building the north, sorry. We are widening the freeway between Hodges Drive and
Hepburn Avenue and bringing in smart freeway technology across the river from
Kwinana to the Mitchell Freeway to address some of the congestion. We are
building the Stephenson Avenue project. The member for Balcatta advocated for
that project for many years. The members for Scarborough and Churchlands are
also very passionate about the Stephenson
Avenue project and what it will deliver across that area. We have delivered and
completed the High Street and
Stirling Highway project. Member for Victoria Park, the Leach Highway and
Welshpool Road project is very much nearing completion. Again, that has
taken away the most congested intersection in the metropolitan area. Other
projects, member for Warnbro, include the Ennis Avenue and Royal Palm Drive
project in Warnbro. Other major upgrades include, member for Balcatta, the
Wanneroo Road and Morley Drive project. A lot of work has been completed across
the metropolitan area, and there is a lot more to come, with new interchanges
along Reid Highway at Altone Road and Drumpellier Drive. We are starting works
along the Anketell corridor and delivering massive improvements on Thomas Road
already. We will continue to improve Thomas Road. Although it is not
technically in the metropolitan area, but just outside the metropolitan area
into Mandurah, we have opened up expressions of interest for the new Mandurah
estuary bridge. This is an exciting time. Last year, we delivered $3.2 billion
worth of record road infrastructure, which is exactly what we said we would
deliver. Next year we will continue to deliver massive road improvements, but
2022 has been a record year of delivery.
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