LEACH
HIGHWAY AND HIGH STREET — WIDENING
55. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) Can the
minister confirm that the federal government has announced $59 million for the
widening of Leach Highway and High Street?
(2) Will the state government contribute any funds to
complete this project?
(3) When will
this project commence and when will it be finalised?
(4) What will
be the impact of this widening on the Fremantle Public Golf Course, the Royal
Fremantle Golf Club and the Fremantle Environmental Resource Network?
(5) How many mature trees along this stretch of road will be
cut down as a result of the road widening?
(6) What changes to the intersection at Stirling Highway are
included in this funding?
Hon
JIM CHOWN replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
Main Roads WA advises as follows —
(1) Yes.
(2) The state's
funding contribution will be considered as part of the 2013‑14 budget
allocations.
(3) The time line
for delivery of this project is dependent on the 2013‑14 state budget
outcomes.
(4) Some land
will need to be acquired.
(5) While a
number of mature trees will need to be removed, the landscape strategy and a
plan will be prepared that will include the planting of mature trees and
salvaging or transplanting of trees along the new road alignment.
(6) The
intersection of Stirling Highway‑High Street west and the new Leach
Highway will be realigned, so that the eastern leg of Stirling Highway and the
new Leach Highway will form a continuous route.