Mr. Love inquires about the WA's yellow box junction program, including policy iterations, accident data, and application numbers. The response details locations, accident statistics before and after implementation, and application data.

AnsweredQoN 572Legislative Assembly
Asked
18 October 2022
Portfolio
Transport; Planning; Ports

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I refer to road safety and the yellow box markings at signalised intersections program: (a) How many iterations of the document ‘Policy and Application Guidelines: Yellow Box Junction Markings at Signalised Intersections’ have existed since the initiative was announced in 2016; (b) Please list the intersections marked, suburb or town of the intersection, number of accidents prior to demarcation and the number of accidents after demarcation in: (i) 2017-18; (ii) 2018-19; (iii) 2019-20; (iv) 2020-21; (v) 2021-22; and (vi) 2022-23 to date; and (c) For b(i-vi) please also detail the number of applications received by Main Roads for Yellow Box Junction Markings?

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Answered
23 November 2022
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning; Ports
Response time
10 days
(a)        One.
(b)       Yellow box markings were installed at four signalised intersections in 2016 as part of a trial, and a further 11 in 2017. The crash comparison is provided for a four-year period prior to year of installation and a four year period post-year of installation.
Intersection
Suburb/Town
Number of accidents prior
Number of accidents subsequent
Mitchell Fwy / Vincent St / Leederville Pde
Leederville
50
30
Queen Victoria / Tydeman Rd
North Fremantle
39
33
Canning Hwy / Canning Beach Road
Applecross
50
32
Jon Sanders Drive / Herdsman Parade
Glendalough
25
23
Cedric St / Ellen Stirling Bvd
Innaloo
56
49
Albany Hwy / Liege St
Cannington
107
97
Canning Hwy / Preston Point Rd
Attadale
39
31
Ellen Stirling Bvd / Scarborough Beach Rd
Innaloo
65
28
Stephenson Av / Scarborough Beach Rd
Innaloo
38
17
Canning Hwy / Ardross St
Applecross
28
24
Orrong Rd / Wright St
Carlisle
60
31
Stirling Hwy / Bay View Tce
Claremont
23
17
Stirling Hwy / Leura Av
Claremont
21
27
James St / Meadow St
Guildford
25
35
James St / Johnson St
Guildford
69
45
(c)        No formal applications have been received since the policy was issued in May 2021.

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