JOONDALUP DRIVE–WANNEROO
ROAD INTERSECTION — FLYOVER
898. Hon CHARLES SMITH to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I refer to The West Australian
article of 22 August 2018 entitled ''Compensation plan to protect small
business from construction pain''.
(1) Has the
minister's department carried out any assessment on the loss of income,
business closures and decline in trade at
the Drovers Market Place, located at 1397 and 1387 Wanneroo Road, due to the
ongoing infrastructure works on the Joondalup Drive–Wanneroo
Road flyover?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Are there any plans to offer
compensation to those affected businesses?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) No
income assessment has been undertaken as access to Drovers Market Place has
been retained from both Wanneroo Road and Joondalup Drive throughout the
construction phase. In response to feedback from business owners, access
arrangements have been incorporated into other project communications. If
businesses wish to submit a business claim, advice on that process is available
on the Main Roads Western Australia website.