❓ The Minister for Police and Emergency Services outlines the allocation of $15 million in black spot funding for the 2003-04 budget, fulfilling an election commitment to improve road safety across Western Australia. The funding will be split between state and local roads, and rural and metropolitan regions.
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Will the minister inform the House about the road safety black spots funding that has been allocated in the 2003-04 budget? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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I thank the member for the question and for his support of road safety, in particular the black spots funding program. I was very proud to announce on Sunday the allocation of black spots funding for 2003-04. In 2001 in the lead-up to the election, we pledged that a total of $60 million would be spent on black spots over our term of office. I am very pleased to inform the House that we are meeting this election commitment to improve road safety across the State with the allocation of another $15 million in black spots funding in next year’s budget. Black spots funding is a key element of our ongoing road safety strategy to save more lives on our roads. Roads across Western Australia will be made safer under this enhanced government black spots program. With the support of local government, nearly 240 traffic locations throughout Western Australia will be made safer. In addition to the $15 million contribution from the State Government, local government will contribute $3.75 million, which is a total of $18.75 million for traffic black spots. This funding is evenly divided between state and local roads and is equally spread across rural and metropolitan regions. The black spots funding will improve the safety of 199 local roads and 37 state roads for all road users. Preliminary approval for the funding was given earlier this year to allow local governments to commence construction, which will ensure that these projects are up and running for the 2003-04 financial year. Fifteen crashes were recorded between 1995 and 1999 in the area for which I announced the funding on Sunday, with the crashes largely involving pedestrians and/or cyclists. The installation of traffic signals at the intersection of West Coast Highway with Hale and Brighton Roads and The Boulevard, and improvements to existing signals at the intersection of Oceanic Drive and West Coast Highway, will certainly be a major safety boost for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. That project will cost more than $2 million. This funding commitment, together with other major road safety initiatives that have been implemented over the past two and a half years, is a clear demonstration of this Government’s real commitment to saving lives and reducing tragedy on our roads.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for the question and for his support of road safety, in particular the black spots funding program. I was very proud to announce on Sunday the allocation of black spots funding for 2003-04. In 2001 in the lead-up to the election, we pledged that a total of $60 million would be spent on black spots over our term of office. I am very pleased to inform the House that we are meeting this election commitment to improve road safety across the State with the allocation of another $15 million in black spots funding in next year’s budget. Black spots funding is a key element of our ongoing road safety strategy to save more lives on our roads. Roads across Western Australia will be made safer under this enhanced government black spots program. With the support of local government, nearly 240 traffic locations throughout Western Australia will be made safer. In addition to the $15 million contribution from the State Government, local government will contribute $3.75 million, which is a total of $18.75 million for traffic black spots. This funding is evenly divided between state and local roads and is equally spread across rural and metropolitan regions. The black spots funding will improve the safety of 199 local roads and 37 state roads for all road users. Preliminary approval for the funding was given earlier this year to allow local governments to commence construction, which will ensure that these projects are up and running for the 2003-04 financial year. Fifteen crashes were recorded between 1995 and 1999 in the area for which I announced the funding on Sunday, with the crashes largely involving pedestrians and/or cyclists. The installation of traffic signals at the intersection of West Coast Highway with Hale and Brighton Roads and The Boulevard, and improvements to existing signals at the intersection of Oceanic Drive and West Coast Highway, will certainly be a major safety boost for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. That project will cost more than $2 million. This funding commitment, together with other major road safety initiatives that have been implemented over the past two and a half years, is a clear demonstration of this Government’s real commitment to saving lives and reducing tragedy on our roads.
I thank the member for the question and for his support of road safety, in particular the black spots funding program. I was very proud to announce on Sunday the allocation of black spots funding for 2003-04. In 2001 in the lead-up to the election, we pledged that a total of $60 million would be spent on black spots over our term of office. I am very pleased to inform the House that we are meeting this election commitment to improve road safety across the State with the allocation of another $15 million in black spots funding in next year’s budget. Black spots funding is a key element of our ongoing road safety strategy to save more lives on our roads. Roads across Western Australia will be made safer under this enhanced government black spots program. With the support of local government, nearly 240 traffic locations throughout Western Australia will be made safer. In addition to the $15 million contribution from the State Government, local government will contribute $3.75 million, which is a total of $18.75 million for traffic black spots. This funding is evenly divided between state and local roads and is equally spread across rural and metropolitan regions. The black spots funding will improve the safety of 199 local roads and 37 state roads for all road users. Preliminary approval for the funding was given earlier this year to allow local governments to commence construction, which will ensure that these projects are up and running for the 2003-04 financial year. Fifteen crashes were recorded between 1995 and 1999 in the area for which I announced the funding on Sunday, with the crashes largely involving pedestrians and/or cyclists. The installation of traffic signals at the intersection of West Coast Highway with Hale and Brighton Roads and The Boulevard, and improvements to existing signals at the intersection of Oceanic Drive and West Coast Highway, will certainly be a major safety boost for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. That project will cost more than $2 million. This funding commitment, together with other major road safety initiatives that have been implemented over the past two and a half years, is a clear demonstration of this Government’s real commitment to saving lives and reducing tragedy on our roads.
Fifteen crashes were recorded between 1995 and 1999 in the area for which I announced the funding on Sunday, with the crashes largely involving pedestrians and/or cyclists. The installation of traffic signals at the intersection of West Coast Highway with Hale and Brighton Roads and The Boulevard, and improvements to existing signals at the intersection of Oceanic Drive and West Coast Highway, will certainly be a major safety boost for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. That project will cost more than $2 million. This funding commitment, together with other major road safety initiatives that have been implemented over the past two and a half years, is a clear demonstration of this Government’s real commitment to saving lives and reducing tragedy on our roads.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for the question and for his support of road safety, in particular the black spots funding program. I was very proud to announce on Sunday the allocation of black spots funding for 2003-04. In 2001 in the lead-up to the election, we pledged that a total of $60 million would be spent on black spots over our term of office. I am very pleased to inform the House that we are meeting this election commitment to improve road safety across the State with the allocation of another $15 million in black spots funding in next year’s budget. Black spots funding is a key element of our ongoing road safety strategy to save more lives on our roads. Roads across Western Australia will be made safer under this enhanced government black spots program. With the support of local government, nearly 240 traffic locations throughout Western Australia will be made safer. In addition to the $15 million contribution from the State Government, local government will contribute $3.75 million, which is a total of $18.75 million for traffic black spots. This funding is evenly divided between state and local roads and is equally spread across rural and metropolitan regions. The black spots funding will improve the safety of 199 local roads and 37 state roads for all road users. Preliminary approval for the funding was given earlier this year to allow local governments to commence construction, which will ensure that these projects are up and running for the 2003-04 financial year. Fifteen crashes were recorded between 1995 and 1999 in the area for which I announced the funding on Sunday, with the crashes largely involving pedestrians and/or cyclists. The installation of traffic signals at the intersection of West Coast Highway with Hale and Brighton Roads and The Boulevard, and improvements to existing signals at the intersection of Oceanic Drive and West Coast Highway, will certainly be a major safety boost for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. That project will cost more than $2 million. This funding commitment, together with other major road safety initiatives that have been implemented over the past two and a half years, is a clear demonstration of this Government’s real commitment to saving lives and reducing tragedy on our roads.
I thank the member for the question and for his support of road safety, in particular the black spots funding program. I was very proud to announce on Sunday the allocation of black spots funding for 2003-04. In 2001 in the lead-up to the election, we pledged that a total of $60 million would be spent on black spots over our term of office. I am very pleased to inform the House that we are meeting this election commitment to improve road safety across the State with the allocation of another $15 million in black spots funding in next year’s budget. Black spots funding is a key element of our ongoing road safety strategy to save more lives on our roads. Roads across Western Australia will be made safer under this enhanced government black spots program. With the support of local government, nearly 240 traffic locations throughout Western Australia will be made safer. In addition to the $15 million contribution from the State Government, local government will contribute $3.75 million, which is a total of $18.75 million for traffic black spots. This funding is evenly divided between state and local roads and is equally spread across rural and metropolitan regions. The black spots funding will improve the safety of 199 local roads and 37 state roads for all road users. Preliminary approval for the funding was given earlier this year to allow local governments to commence construction, which will ensure that these projects are up and running for the 2003-04 financial year. Fifteen crashes were recorded between 1995 and 1999 in the area for which I announced the funding on Sunday, with the crashes largely involving pedestrians and/or cyclists. The installation of traffic signals at the intersection of West Coast Highway with Hale and Brighton Roads and The Boulevard, and improvements to existing signals at the intersection of Oceanic Drive and West Coast Highway, will certainly be a major safety boost for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. That project will cost more than $2 million. This funding commitment, together with other major road safety initiatives that have been implemented over the past two and a half years, is a clear demonstration of this Government’s real commitment to saving lives and reducing tragedy on our roads.
Fifteen crashes were recorded between 1995 and 1999 in the area for which I announced the funding on Sunday, with the crashes largely involving pedestrians and/or cyclists. The installation of traffic signals at the intersection of West Coast Highway with Hale and Brighton Roads and The Boulevard, and improvements to existing signals at the intersection of Oceanic Drive and West Coast Highway, will certainly be a major safety boost for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. That project will cost more than $2 million. This funding commitment, together with other major road safety initiatives that have been implemented over the past two and a half years, is a clear demonstration of this Government’s real commitment to saving lives and reducing tragedy on our roads.
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