ROAD SAFETY — BUSSELL HIGHWAY
53. Hon
COLIN HOLT to the minister representing the Minister for Road Safety:
I refer to the road safety issues
at the entries and exits at the Capel and Peppermint Grove Beach town sites
along Bussell Highway.
(1) Is the minister aware of these
road safety issues and the community's concerns?
(2) Is the minister aware of a road safety campaign by
the Capel Road Safety Action Group to address concerns regarding Bussell
Highway and the Capel–Peppermint Grove intersection?
(3) Will the
minister meet Capel representatives on site to discuss the issues; and, if yes,
when can they expect this to occur?
(4) Will the minister raise these
issues urgently with the Minister for Transport?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
On behalf of the Minister for
Mental Health, I thank the member for some notice of the question. The
following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Road Safety.
(1)–(4) The
Road Safety Commission has met with the Country Women's Association,
which is a member organisation of the Capel
Road Safety Action Group, including about Bussell Highway and the Capel–Peppermint
Grove intersection. Main Roads WA is currently undertaking roadworks in the
area and will review the intersection further, including the speed, when
roadworks are complete. The Minister for Road Safety is happy to meet with
local representatives on this matter. The McGowan government, through the
Minister for Transport, has negotiated the regional road safety program, which
will see lifesaving treatments, including audible edge lines and the sealing of
road shoulders, rolled out across more than
7 000 kilometres of regional roads, with works totalling $455 million to be
delivered by July next year as part of this program.