ALBANY RING-ROAD — REVEGETATION
1087. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the Albany ring-road and
the $175 million budget for this project. I also note that the City of Albany
requires revegetation within City of Albany boundaries to use local provenance
seed within a five-kilometre radius.
(1) What is the intended provenance of the seed and
plants for revegetation of the road verge near the crossover at Albany
Highway; and, if this is not within a five-kilometre radius, why not?
(2) Does Main Roads have a policy to use local
provenance seeds for its revegetation works; and, if not, why not?
(3) Does Main
Roads acknowledge that local provenance flora is most suited to thrive in its
natural location?
(4) Does Main
Roads acknowledge that an entry statement to a regional community would be best
served by having a display of local provenance flora?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The plant mix
has been chosen in consultation with the City of Albany. The crossover at
Albany Highway referred to in the question is an interchange containing feature
planting. The road verge outside this area will be planted with local
provenance seed and plants.
(2)–(3) Yes.
(4) Main Roads'
strategy for entry statements and feature planting around major projects is
developed in consultation with relevant local stakeholders. The approach can
differ from one project to another and is influenced
by various factors, including vegetation type, landscape, environmental
conditions, maintenance, and proximity to the roadway and other
infrastructure.