Question Without Notice No. 1216 asked in the Legislative Council on 26 November 2009 by Hon Lynn Maclaren
Parliament: 38 Session: 1
STOCK ROAD expansion — roe highway stage 8
1216. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the Minister for Transport:
(1) Does the government intend to expand Stock Road to a future urban freeway, as announced by a Main Roads representative in AECOM at the South Metro Connection Information Day of 24 October 2009?
(2) If yes to (1) —
(3) Will the minister provide any details of the study considering traffic impacts that the Roe 8 extension will have on the roads west of Stock Road?
Hon PETER COLLIER replied:
On behalf of the Minister for Transport, I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. There is no (3) in this response at all.
Hon Lynn MacLaren: It was submitted yesterday, so maybe he did not get that one.
Hon PETER COLLIER: Okay.
(1) Stock Road has always been planned to be ultimately upgraded to a controlled-access highway with grade separation at some point in the future.
(2) (a) There is no intention to upgrade Stock Road at this time.