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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 858 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 5 November 2020 by Mr I.C. Blayney

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

DONGARA–GERALDTON BYPASS ROUTE ALIGNMENT SELECTION STUDY

858. Mr I.C. BLAYNEY to the Minister for Transport:

I have a supplementary question. Given the importance of getting the Dongara–Geraldton bypass route right, will the minister listen to the concerns of the community and rethink the proposed route, including reconsidering an upgrade to the existing Brand Highway?

Ms R. SAFFIOTI replied:

As I said, we are consulting with landowners at the moment. The reality is that when we build a new road or expand a road, there are impacts. With Brand Highway, as I said, the amount of work required to build up the road would basically cut off access and involve the building of secondary roads, which would change the entire dynamics of that road. If that is the Nationals WA plan, that is fine. At the election, people can decide what they prefer, but we are currently in consultation. We have a preferred route. We are talking to landowners about that route and making sure that their concerns are heard. I have instructed my department, as I said at that meeting, that we will do all we can to minimise the impacts on businesses, farms and also landowners. That is what we will strive to do and that is what the current consultation is all about.