ALBANY HIGHWAY
INTERSECTIONS
715. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to Albany Highway and the
intersections with Crossman Road and Crossman-Dwarda Road.
(1) Can the minister please provide the crash
statistics for each aforementioned intersection of Albany Highway per
year, for the last four years?
(2) Can the
minister please advise the ranking for each intersection mentioned above for
crash frequency?
(3) Can the
minister please summarise the planned development at each intersection to
address road safety concerns?
(4) Can the minister please identify the estimated
cost of improvements for each intersection mentioned above?
(5) What funding
has been allocated in the 2019–20 state budget to commence works at
these intersections?
Hon ALANNA
CLOHESY replied:
On behalf of the Minister for
Environment, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The
Minister for Transport has provided the following information.
(1) At the
intersection of Albany Highway and Crossman Road, in 2018, one crash; and in
2017, 2016 and 2015, nil. At the intersection of Albany Highway and
Crossman-Dwarda Road, in 2018, 2017 and 2016, nil; and in 2015, one crash.
(2) The state
frequency rank for the intersection of Albany Highway and Crossman Road is 6 689.
The state frequency rank for the intersection of Albany Highway and
Crossman-Dwarda Road is also 6 689.
(3) Proposed
future improvement works include widening to the existing pavement to enable
right-turn bays into Crossman Road North, also known as Crossman-Dwarda Road,
and Crossman Road South. The works involve widening of the existing
carriageway, drainage improvements, line marking and reconstruction of an
existing parking bay.
(4) The anticipated cost of future improvement works at both
intersections is $1.89 million.
(5) No funding has been allocated in
the 2019–20 state budget for works at these intersections.