❓ Hon Phil Twiss asks about the commencement, status, and expected completion dates of three feasibility studies related to the Garden Island Highway, undertaken in preparation for AUKUS. The Parliamentary Secretary replies that Main Roads provided the completed study outcomes to the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification in early September 2025.
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Garden Island Highway feasibility study1249.Hon Phil Twissto
theparliamentary secretary representing the Minister
for Transport:I refer to
the three Garden Island Highway feasibility studies to be delivered by the
Commonwealth and Western Australian Governments in preparation for AUKUS
announced in December last year, including a study of options for roads,
infrastructure and local transport and an environmental and heritage study.(1) On what date or dates did each study formally
commence?(2) Are all or any of these studies ongoing?(3) On what date or dates are the findings of
these studies expected?
theparliamentary secretary representing the Minister
for Transport:I refer to
the three Garden Island Highway feasibility studies to be delivered by the
Commonwealth and Western Australian Governments in preparation for AUKUS
announced in December last year, including a study of options for roads,
infrastructure and local transport and an environmental and heritage study.(1) On what date or dates did each study formally
commence?(2) Are all or any of these studies ongoing?(3) On what date or dates are the findings of
these studies expected?
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9 December 2025
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Hon Samantha Rowe replied:I thank
the honourable member for some notice of the question and provide the following
answer on behalf of the Minister for Transport.(1)–(3) Main Roads provided the outcomes
of the completed study to the defence industries section in the Department of
Energy and Economic Diversification in early September 2025. DEED is the lead state
agency for the HMASStirlingnaval base project.
Garden Island Highway feasibility study
the honourable member for some notice of the question and provide the following
answer on behalf of the Minister for Transport.(1)–(3) Main Roads provided the outcomes
of the completed study to the defence industries section in the Department of
Energy and Economic Diversification in early September 2025. DEED is the lead state
agency for the HMASStirlingnaval base project.
Garden Island Highway feasibility study
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