❓ The question seeks an update on the government's success in securing federal funding for transport infrastructure projects, particularly in Kingsley, and compares it to the previous government's approach. The answer highlights several projects secured through negotiation and their job creation benefits.
AnsweredQoN 1094Legislative Assembly
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TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS — FEDERAL FUNDING
1094. Mrs J.M.C. STOJKOVSKI to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's unrelenting fight for a greater share of commonwealth
funding for its job-creating, economic-boosting transport infrastructure
projects.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on how this government's approach to securing
federal funding is delivering more investments and more jobs for Western Australians,
including those in my electorate of Kingsley?
(2) Can the minister advise the house how this
compares with the approach taken by the previous Liberal–National government?
PROJECTS — FEDERAL FUNDING
1094. Mrs J.M.C. STOJKOVSKI to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's unrelenting fight for a greater share of commonwealth
funding for its job-creating, economic-boosting transport infrastructure
projects.
(1) Can the
minister update the house on how this government's approach to securing
federal funding is delivering more investments and more jobs for Western Australians,
including those in my electorate of Kingsley?
(2) Can the minister advise the house how this
compares with the approach taken by the previous Liberal–National government?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for that
question. Of course, the member for Kingsley has been fighting for the road
project from Hodges Drive to Hepburn Avenue. The member for Kingsley has been a
strong advocate and fighting for this project.
(1)–(2) Last
week, the state government unveiled its latest range of new commitments to Western
Australia—joint funding arrangements between the state and the
commonwealth for new road and rail projects in WA. One of the most significant,
of course, is the Mitchell Freeway widening from Hodges Drive to Hepburn
Avenue. The cost of the project is $76 million, with over 500 jobs to be
created. This is as a result of negotiations between the state and the
commonwealth. There is the Great Northern Highway project; projects to try to
reduce some of the congestion at the Wanneroo Road–Morley Drive
intersection. We have projects on Great Eastern Highway and some planning
around the Reid Highway–Erindale Road intersection. Of course, another
train station is to be added to the network.
We go in and we try to secure the
best funds we can for Western Australia. Together, with the new projects, we
have been able to negotiate a bringing forward of funds to ensure that the time
frame that we put forward can be delivered for a range of other road projects,
such as the Bunbury Outer Ring Road and the Albany ring-road, Mr Speaker.
The SPEAKER : Hear, hear!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : To be honest,
we were going at 100 kilometres an hour trying to secure the planning and the environmental
processes, and, as a result, we now have the full funding to be able to deliver
those projects to the time that we set out. There is Karratha–Tom Price
stage 4, the Newman to Katherine corridor upgrade, the Port Augusta to Perth
corridor and, of course, the Tonkin Highway gap—another key project.
This is yet another example of the state government getting on with the job. We
are out there delivering projects, creating jobs and making sure that WA is at
the table getting as much money as we can to create jobs and reduce congestion
in WA.
question. Of course, the member for Kingsley has been fighting for the road
project from Hodges Drive to Hepburn Avenue. The member for Kingsley has been a
strong advocate and fighting for this project.
(1)–(2) Last
week, the state government unveiled its latest range of new commitments to Western
Australia—joint funding arrangements between the state and the
commonwealth for new road and rail projects in WA. One of the most significant,
of course, is the Mitchell Freeway widening from Hodges Drive to Hepburn
Avenue. The cost of the project is $76 million, with over 500 jobs to be
created. This is as a result of negotiations between the state and the
commonwealth. There is the Great Northern Highway project; projects to try to
reduce some of the congestion at the Wanneroo Road–Morley Drive
intersection. We have projects on Great Eastern Highway and some planning
around the Reid Highway–Erindale Road intersection. Of course, another
train station is to be added to the network.
We go in and we try to secure the
best funds we can for Western Australia. Together, with the new projects, we
have been able to negotiate a bringing forward of funds to ensure that the time
frame that we put forward can be delivered for a range of other road projects,
such as the Bunbury Outer Ring Road and the Albany ring-road, Mr Speaker.
The SPEAKER : Hear, hear!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : To be honest,
we were going at 100 kilometres an hour trying to secure the planning and the environmental
processes, and, as a result, we now have the full funding to be able to deliver
those projects to the time that we set out. There is Karratha–Tom Price
stage 4, the Newman to Katherine corridor upgrade, the Port Augusta to Perth
corridor and, of course, the Tonkin Highway gap—another key project.
This is yet another example of the state government getting on with the job. We
are out there delivering projects, creating jobs and making sure that WA is at
the table getting as much money as we can to create jobs and reduce congestion
in WA.
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