Question On Notice No. 696 asked in the Legislative Council on 7 April 2022 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Planning
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the City of Swan’s resolution at the Ordinary Council Meeting on 2 March 2022 to “write to the Minister of Transport to confirm the State Government’s intention to commence the necessary process to make Lloyd Street a State Road”, and I ask:
(a) does the State Government now have ownership of Lloyd Street and the Lloyd Street Bridge project;
(b) if no to (a), is this process underway and when will the State Government take ownership of Lloyd Street;
(c) will the State Government agree to pause all works, including clearing and infilling of the floodplain, on the Lloyd Street Bridge project until the Federal Government independent assessment of the project under section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 is complete;
(d) if no to (c), when will clearing and infilling begin on the site; and
(e) the 2017 Jacobs traffic modelling report shows that the Lloyd Street bridge will not ease congestion, instead it will funnel more traffic into an already overloaded intersection with Clayton Road, what future plans does the State Government have to improve traffic flow in Midland given the bridge will not ease congestion?
Answered on 10 May 2022
(a)-(b) The normal road classification assessment process is underway.
(c)-(d) The State Government is liaising with the Federal Government in relation to relevant assessments.
(e) The Lloyd Street Bridge is a City of Swan project that the State Government agreed to deliver on its behalf.