A parliamentary question regarding rumble strip trials at passively protected railway level crossings in rural WA, including locations, completion dates, and availability of preliminary results. The Minister confirms the trial, provides locations, completion timeline and indicates preliminary results are not yet available but a full report is expected in September 2004.

AnsweredQoN 2894Legislative Assembly
Asked
2 June 2004
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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(b) how many trials are being conducted and what are their locations - (i) in the metropolitan area; and (ii) in the country; (c) when is it anticipated that the trials will be completed; and (d) are any preliminary results from the trials available, and if so, will the Minister table these?
(ii) in the country;
(d) are any preliminary results from the trials available, and if so, will the Minister table these?
The purpose of the rumble strip trial is to test the effectiveness of rumble strips in reducing the speed of vehicles on the approaches to passively protected railway level crossings where the state default open speed limit of 110 km/h applies. Passively protected railway crossings are those that are protected only with signs. These include Stop or Give Way signs in conjunction with Railway ?Crossbuck? signs. (b) All 16 sites are in rural areas and the locations are as follows: Wheatbelt North Region Toodyay West-Milling line at Moora-Miling Road ? Protected by Stop Signs Avon Yard-Mullewa line at Yarramony Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Avon Yard-Mullewa line at Konnongorring West Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Burakin-Wialki Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Koorda-Kulja Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Burakin-Wialki Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Bimbijy Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Wylkatchem-Muckinbudin line at Koorda-Dowren Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Wheatbelt South Region Narrogin West Merredin via Corrigin line at Belka East Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Kondinin Narambeen Road - Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Cramphorne Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at Bullock Hills Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at One Twenty Nine Road - Protected by Stop Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road - Protected by Give Way Sign Goldfields-Esperance Region West Kalgoorlie-Esperance line at Stearnes Road - Protected by Stop Signs (c) Installation of rumble strips at all 16 crossings was completed in June 2003. Speed surveys and data gathering to measure to effectiveness of the rumble strips commenced in November 2003. This work was completed in July 2004. (d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.
(b) All 16 sites are in rural areas and the locations are as follows: Wheatbelt North Region Toodyay West-Milling line at Moora-Miling Road ? Protected by Stop Signs Avon Yard-Mullewa line at Yarramony Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Avon Yard-Mullewa line at Konnongorring West Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Burakin-Wialki Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Koorda-Kulja Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Burakin-Wialki Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Bimbijy Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Wylkatchem-Muckinbudin line at Koorda-Dowren Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Wheatbelt South Region Narrogin West Merredin via Corrigin line at Belka East Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Kondinin Narambeen Road - Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Cramphorne Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at Bullock Hills Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at One Twenty Nine Road - Protected by Stop Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road - Protected by Give Way Sign Goldfields-Esperance Region West Kalgoorlie-Esperance line at Stearnes Road - Protected by Stop Signs (c) Installation of rumble strips at all 16 crossings was completed in June 2003. Speed surveys and data gathering to measure to effectiveness of the rumble strips commenced in November 2003. This work was completed in July 2004. (d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.
(b) All 16 sites are in rural areas and the locations are as follows: Wheatbelt North Region Toodyay West-Milling line at Moora-Miling Road ? Protected by Stop Signs Avon Yard-Mullewa line at Yarramony Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Avon Yard-Mullewa line at Konnongorring West Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Burakin-Wialki Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Koorda-Kulja Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Burakin-Wialki Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Bimbijy Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Wylkatchem-Muckinbudin line at Koorda-Dowren Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Wheatbelt South Region Narrogin West Merredin via Corrigin line at Belka East Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Kondinin Narambeen Road - Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Cramphorne Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at Bullock Hills Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at One Twenty Nine Road - Protected by Stop Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road - Protected by Give Way Sign Goldfields-Esperance Region West Kalgoorlie-Esperance line at Stearnes Road - Protected by Stop Signs (c) Installation of rumble strips at all 16 crossings was completed in June 2003. Speed surveys and data gathering to measure to effectiveness of the rumble strips commenced in November 2003. This work was completed in July 2004. (d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.
Wheatbelt North Region Toodyay West-Milling line at Moora-Miling Road ? Protected by Stop Signs Avon Yard-Mullewa line at Yarramony Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Avon Yard-Mullewa line at Konnongorring West Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Burakin-Wialki Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Koorda-Kulja Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Burakin-Wialki Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Bimbijy Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Wylkatchem-Muckinbudin line at Koorda-Dowren Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Wheatbelt South Region Narrogin West Merredin via Corrigin line at Belka East Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Kondinin Narambeen Road - Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Cramphorne Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at Bullock Hills Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at One Twenty Nine Road - Protected by Stop Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road - Protected by Give Way Sign Goldfields-Esperance Region West Kalgoorlie-Esperance line at Stearnes Road - Protected by Stop Signs (c) Installation of rumble strips at all 16 crossings was completed in June 2003. Speed surveys and data gathering to measure to effectiveness of the rumble strips commenced in November 2003. This work was completed in July 2004. (d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.
Wheatbelt North Region Toodyay West-Milling line at Moora-Miling Road ? Protected by Stop Signs Avon Yard-Mullewa line at Yarramony Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Avon Yard-Mullewa line at Konnongorring West Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Burakin-Wialki Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Koorda-Kulja Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Burakin-Wialki Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Bimbijy Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Wylkatchem-Muckinbudin line at Koorda-Dowren Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Wheatbelt South Region Narrogin West Merredin via Corrigin line at Belka East Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Kondinin Narambeen Road - Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Cramphorne Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at Bullock Hills Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at One Twenty Nine Road - Protected by Stop Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road - Protected by Give Way Sign Goldfields-Esperance Region West Kalgoorlie-Esperance line at Stearnes Road - Protected by Stop Signs (c) Installation of rumble strips at all 16 crossings was completed in June 2003. Speed surveys and data gathering to measure to effectiveness of the rumble strips commenced in November 2003. This work was completed in July 2004. (d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.
Wheatbelt South Region Narrogin West Merredin via Corrigin line at Belka East Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Kondinin Narambeen Road - Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Cramphorne Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at Bullock Hills Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at One Twenty Nine Road - Protected by Stop Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road - Protected by Give Way Sign Goldfields-Esperance Region West Kalgoorlie-Esperance line at Stearnes Road - Protected by Stop Signs (c) Installation of rumble strips at all 16 crossings was completed in June 2003. Speed surveys and data gathering to measure to effectiveness of the rumble strips commenced in November 2003. This work was completed in July 2004. (d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.
Wheatbelt South Region Narrogin West Merredin via Corrigin line at Belka East Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Kondinin Narambeen Road - Protected by Give Way Signs Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Cramphorne Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at Bullock Hills Road - Protected by Stop Signs Wagin-Newdgate line at One Twenty Nine Road - Protected by Stop Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road - Protected by Give Way Sign Goldfields-Esperance Region West Kalgoorlie-Esperance line at Stearnes Road - Protected by Stop Signs (c) Installation of rumble strips at all 16 crossings was completed in June 2003. Speed surveys and data gathering to measure to effectiveness of the rumble strips commenced in November 2003. This work was completed in July 2004. (d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.
Goldfields-Esperance Region West Kalgoorlie-Esperance line at Stearnes Road - Protected by Stop Signs (c) Installation of rumble strips at all 16 crossings was completed in June 2003. Speed surveys and data gathering to measure to effectiveness of the rumble strips commenced in November 2003. This work was completed in July 2004. (d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.
Goldfields-Esperance Region West Kalgoorlie-Esperance line at Stearnes Road - Protected by Stop Signs (c) Installation of rumble strips at all 16 crossings was completed in June 2003. Speed surveys and data gathering to measure to effectiveness of the rumble strips commenced in November 2003. This work was completed in July 2004. (d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.
(c) Installation of rumble strips at all 16 crossings was completed in June 2003. Speed surveys and data gathering to measure to effectiveness of the rumble strips commenced in November 2003. This work was completed in July 2004. (d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.
(d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.
(d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.

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Answered
26 August 2004
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
85 days
(a) Yes. The project to install the rumble strips began in December 2002.
The purpose of the rumble strip trial is to test the effectiveness of rumble strips in reducing the speed of vehicles on the approaches to passively protected railway level crossings where the state default open speed limit of 110 km/h applies. Passively protected railway crossings are those that are protected only with signs. These include Stop or Give Way signs in conjunction with Railway ?Crossbuck? signs.
(b) All 16 sites are in rural areas and the locations are as follows:
Wheatbelt North Region
Toodyay West-Milling line at Moora-Miling Road ? Protected by Stop Signs
Avon Yard-Mullewa line at Yarramony Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs
Avon Yard-Mullewa line at Konnongorring West Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs
Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Burakin-Wialki Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs
Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Koorda-Kulja Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs
Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Burakin-Wialki Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs
Burakin-Bonnie Rock line at Bimbijy Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs
Wylkatchem-Muckinbudin line at Koorda-Dowren Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs
Wheatbelt South Region
Narrogin West Merredin via Corrigin line at Belka East Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs
Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Kondinin Narambeen Road - Protected by Give Way Signs
Yilliminning West Merredin via Kondinin line at Cramphorne Road - Protected by Stop Signs
Wagin-Newdgate line at Bullock Hills Road - Protected by Stop Signs
Wagin-Newdgate line at One Twenty Nine Road - Protected by Stop Signs
Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road ? Protected by Give Way Signs
Lake Grace/Hyden line at North Lake Grace-Karlgarin Road - Protected by Give Way Sign
Goldfields-Esperance Region
West Kalgoorlie-Esperance line at Stearnes Road - Protected by Stop Signs
(c) Installation of rumble strips at all 16 crossings was completed in June 2003. Speed surveys and data gathering to measure to effectiveness of the rumble strips commenced in November 2003. This work was completed in July 2004.
(d) Preliminary results from the trials are not yet available. Main Roads is currently assessing the trial data and a full report on the effectiveness of rumble strips is expected to be available in September 2004.

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