BUNBURY OUTER RING ROAD
ROUTE
1047. Hon COLIN HOLT to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
In a South Western Times
article published on 25 October regarding the Bunbury Outer Ring Road, Main
Roads spokesman Dean Roberts is quoted as saying —
''Economic and social impacts
are considered as part of the road planning process,'' �
''These have been considered
as part of the submission process to Infrastructure Australia and during the
Alignment Selection Study.
''All of these documents are
readily available �
(1) Can the minister please table
these economic and social impact studies?
(2) As the
minister has confirmed that she is relying on Main Roads to keep her office
apprised of the issues, is she aware of the level of angst felt in the
community as a result of the realignment of the route?
(3) Is the
minister aware that many local residents feel that the community consultation
process has been inadequate?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON
replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Transport.
(1) Please refer to tabled paper 2117,
as tabled on 30 October 2018.
(2)–(3) An
extensive program of community and stakeholder engagement is being undertaken.
Ongoing activities include two community reference groups, each held monthly;
community drop-in sessions; landowner meetings; consultation with the four
greater Bunbury local government authorities; consultation with special
interest groups, including the freight industry, road user groups, business
forums, community groups and the Bunbury port; and regular project updates to
members of the community.