Question seeks detailed employment figures (FTE) for traffic managers and construction workers on the Forrestfield-Airport Link project, broken down by financial year and broad work category. The answer provides only approximate total job creation figures.

AnsweredQoN 885Legislative Council
Asked
11 November 2025
Portfolio
Transport

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I refer to employment arrangements during the building phase of METRONET projects, and I ask: (a) in relation to the Forrestfield-Airport Link: (i) how many full time equivalent (FTE) traffic managers were employed, per financial year, for each of the following financial years, during the construction phase of the project: (A) 2017-18; (B) 2018-19; (C) 2019-20; (D) 2020-21; (E) 2021-22; (F) 2022-23; (G) 2023-24; (H) 2024-25; (ii) how many FTE construction workers were employed, per financial year, for each of the financial years in (i), during the construction phase of the project; (iii) across the life of the project, approximately how many FTE workers were employed on the project; and (iv) in relation to (iii), what is the estimated percentage break down of workers by broad category of work performed in relation to the project?

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Answered
11 December 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
Response time
8 days
(a)        Approximately 2,000 jobs have been created during the project phase and 153 jobs created within Transperth Train Operations.

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