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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1165 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 October 2019 by Hon Diane Evers

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

BUSSELL HIGHWAY — CRASHES

1165. Hon DIANE EVERS to the minister representing the Minister for Transport:

I apologise; notice of this question was given some time ago. It is question C788.

(1) Will the minister please advise the number of recorded crashes along Bussell Highway, specifically in Capel, over the past 10 years, by intersection and by year if possible?

(2) How many of the crashes referred to in (1) resulted in permanent injury or death?

(3) Has any modelling been performed on the impacts of the expected increase in traffic from the Bunbury Outer Ring Road in this area; and, if so, will the minister please table the results?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) In relation to the single-lane section of Bussell Highway between Capel Drive and Sues Road, the following accident statistics are provided: in 2009, six; 2010, 16; 2011, 15; 2012, 17; 2013, 12; 2014, five; 2015, 18; 2016, nine; 2017, seven; and in 2018, 15.

(2) The reporting of road crash statistics does not include verification that an accident resulted in permanent injury. The number of crashes that resulted in a fatality or required hospital treatment were: in 2009, nil; 2010, nil; 2011, nil; 2012, two; 2013, one; 2014, one; 2015, two; 2016, two, with one fatality; 2017, two; and in 2018, two, with one fatality.

(3) Initial traffic modelling indicates that the Bunbury Outer Ring Road is not predicted to significantly alter traffic volumes on Bussell Highway near Capel. Traffic modelling figures have yet to be finalised.