FORREST HIGHWAY — ACCELERATION LANES
417. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the non-answer provided
to question without notice 237 by the minister.
(1) Why can the
minister not provide an estimate of when the key election commitment of the
member for Murray–Wellington to build acceleration lanes will be
delivered?
(2) Why could the
minister not respond as to whether smart freeway technology could be considered
for Forrest Highway to improve community safety?
(3) Why did the minister not note that other
candidates at the 2021 state election were not opposed to the plan to
construct acceleration lanes on the Forrest Highway in the Murray–Wellington
electorate?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
The premise of the member's
question is rejected.
(1) As outlined
in the answer to the member's previous question, development work is
currently underway. It is inherent in this statement that construction time
frames are confirmed following this process.
(2) The premise of the member's question was
the election commitment to deliver acceleration lanes at Binningup,
Myalup, Harvey and Preston Beach. Smart freeways were not part of the
commitment.
(3) It is due to
the work of the member for Murray–Wellington that these projects are
being delivered. The minister noted that no other candidate committed to these
projects because no other candidate did in fact commit to these projects. It is
unclear how the silence of the other candidates is a relevant consideration.