BUNBURY OUTER RING ROAD
ROUTE
898. Hon DIANE EVERS to the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the minister's
response to question without notice 856 regarding the Bunbury Outer Ring Road
route.
(1) Has the investigation of the
alternative southern corridor been completed?
(2) If yes to (1), will the minister
please table the results?
(3) If no to (1),
when will it completed and how will the results be conveyed to the Gelorup
community?
(4) Given that
the government does not currently own all of the land required for the entirety
of the proposed southern section of the ring road —
(a) how many
properties does the state government need to purchase if Main Roads uses the
corridor through Gelorup; and
(b) what is the estimated cost to
purchase this land?
(5) Given that
the traffic volume on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road will be considerably greater
than expected when originally planned, what will be done to address the noise
issues of higher traffic volumes?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) No.
Investigations are currently being undertaken into both the alternative
southern corridor and the existing road reserve.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) It is
anticipated that investigations will be completed by the end of the first
quarter of 2019. Certain landowners have requested that the results of
environmental site investigations on their properties be shared with them, and
this information will be provided to them directly. The overall results will be
presented to the Southern Community Reference Group, which includes
representatives of the Gelorup community.
(4) (a) Between
Ducane Road and Bussell Highway the purchase of parts of six lots would be
required.
(b) Estimated purchase costs for
the parts of lots that may be required are yet to be determined.
(5) Traffic
noise will be assessed and mitigated in accordance with state planning policy
5.4, ''Road and Rail Transport Noise and Freight Considerations in Land
Use Planning''. Typical noise mitigation measures may include noise
walls, quieter road surfacing or architectural mitigation to individual
properties.