❓ Question addresses the Roe Highway-Kalamunda Road intersection upgrade, focusing on safety improvements and congestion reduction. The Minister's answer highlights the project's importance, job creation, and criticizes the opposition's perceived lack of support.
AnsweredQoN 778Legislative Assembly
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ROE HIGHWAY–KALAMUNDA
ROAD INTERCHANGE
778. MR S.J. PRICE to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the upgrade of the Roe
Highway and Kalamunda Road intersection as part of the McGowan Labor government's
unprecedented investment in job-creating road projects across Western Australia.
Can the minister update the house on
how this significant project will improve safety at this intersection and ease
congestion for those living in Forrestfield and across the eastern suburbs?
ROAD INTERCHANGE
778. MR S.J. PRICE to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the upgrade of the Roe
Highway and Kalamunda Road intersection as part of the McGowan Labor government's
unprecedented investment in job-creating road projects across Western Australia.
Can the minister update the house on
how this significant project will improve safety at this intersection and ease
congestion for those living in Forrestfield and across the eastern suburbs?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for that
question.
I was out there on Saturday with Hon
Ken Wyatt and also the members for Forrestfield and Kalamunda at this very
important project for those who live not only in the foothills, but also in the
hills. A lot of people come down from Kalamunda and use that intersection. It
is a very significant project and, of course, a project that we took to the
election because we understood the importance of upgrading this intersection. I
know that the Liberal Party does not accept that this is an important project
because if the road does not go through the electorates of the members for
Riverton and Bateman, they do not care about it. Let us go through —
Mr D.C. Nalder : Let's
go through the roads that happened while I was minister.
The SPEAKER : Let us give you
the second call to order too, member for Bateman.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : The member
for Bateman can also ask me a question if he likes.
This
intersection is the worst in the state for crashes ranked by cost, and the
third worst by frequency. It needs urgent attention. This project will
create hundreds of jobs. It will improve safety in that eastern corridor and it
will also reduce congestion for all those who live in that community. Roe
Highway will be going under Kalamunda Road, and we have also taken the opportunity
to fix the principal shared path for that area. We will be not only building
the principal shared path as part of this project, but also linking it to
Berkshire Road to create connectivity across the area. We are getting on with
the job. Some red tape was put forward by the federal government on this
project, which we will outline in future weeks, but despite the red tape
implemented by the federal government, we are getting on with the job. We are
delivering this project, creating hundreds of jobs and improving safety in the
suburbs across the metropolitan area.
question.
I was out there on Saturday with Hon
Ken Wyatt and also the members for Forrestfield and Kalamunda at this very
important project for those who live not only in the foothills, but also in the
hills. A lot of people come down from Kalamunda and use that intersection. It
is a very significant project and, of course, a project that we took to the
election because we understood the importance of upgrading this intersection. I
know that the Liberal Party does not accept that this is an important project
because if the road does not go through the electorates of the members for
Riverton and Bateman, they do not care about it. Let us go through —
Mr D.C. Nalder : Let's
go through the roads that happened while I was minister.
The SPEAKER : Let us give you
the second call to order too, member for Bateman.
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : The member
for Bateman can also ask me a question if he likes.
This
intersection is the worst in the state for crashes ranked by cost, and the
third worst by frequency. It needs urgent attention. This project will
create hundreds of jobs. It will improve safety in that eastern corridor and it
will also reduce congestion for all those who live in that community. Roe
Highway will be going under Kalamunda Road, and we have also taken the opportunity
to fix the principal shared path for that area. We will be not only building
the principal shared path as part of this project, but also linking it to
Berkshire Road to create connectivity across the area. We are getting on with
the job. Some red tape was put forward by the federal government on this
project, which we will outline in future weeks, but despite the red tape
implemented by the federal government, we are getting on with the job. We are
delivering this project, creating hundreds of jobs and improving safety in the
suburbs across the metropolitan area.
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