MANDURAH RAIL LINE — CLOSURE
702. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer the minister to the
Treasurer's budget announcement last week in which he indicated that
there would be a 12-month delay in the
delivery of various Metronet promises, including the activation of the Thornlie–Cockburn
Link. Can the minister please confirm
whether this means that the proposed month-long closure of the Mandurah line
will be rescheduled or will it go
ahead as planned, with commuters being asked to bear the pain without any
immediate gain?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
The
Mandurah line shutdown will commence on 26 December 2021 and will deliver
critical enabling works on the Metronet Thornlie–Cockburn Link.
We will continue to engage with the local community on minimising impacts on
travel over this period.