Mrs Roberts questions the removal of a children's crossing's 'Type A' status on Great Eastern Highway, highlighting safety concerns for students crossing the busy road to access Guildford Primary School and requests a second pathway on the Helena River bridge.

AnsweredQoN 5983Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 August 2011
Portfolio
Transport

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(1) Is Main Roads aware that the Children’s Crossing and Road Safety (Applications) Committee has made a decision to take away the type A status of the children’s crossing situated at Great Eastern Highway/Kidman Avenue South Guildford?
(2) Is the Minister aware of the dangerous situation that this has created for the children travelling from South Guildford to the Guildford Primary School as they will now have to cross the busy Great Eastern Highway without assistance to access the only pathway on the bridge over the Helena River?
(3) As this has now put the children at risk crossing the Great Eastern Highway will Main Roads be prepared to put plans forward to add a second pathway to the eastern side of the bridge over the Helena River; and
(a) if not, why not?

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Answered
21 September 2011
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
42 days
Main Roads WA advises:
(1 - 3a) It is understood any action to remove the facility is on-hold.
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