Ian Goodenough (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I welcome the announcement by the Prime Minister that the federal budget contains $2.3 billion in road and rail funding for Western Australia—in particular, $145.8 million that will be spent locally on vital roadworks at three key sections of Wanneroo Road. Wanneroo Road will be widened to a dual carriageway between Joondalup Drive and Flynn Drive, at an estimated cost of $31 million. The busy intersections with Joondalup Drive and Ocean Reef Road will be grade separated, with the traffic signals replaced with new bridges and flyovers to take traffic over Wanneroo Road, at an estimated cost of $50 million and $64.8 million respectively. These roadworks will benefit residents in the neighbouring electorates of Moore, Cowan and Pearce by opening up the Neerabup Industrial Area, resulting in a boost in economic development. Joondalup CBD will become an attractive centre for banking, professional services, retail and hospitality for businesses in Neerabup. Similarly, the bridges across Wanneroo Road will allow traffic to flow more freely, improving east-west connectivity for residents commuting to Wangara, Malaga, Ellenbrook and beyond, with inward-bound motorists accessing our local commercial and district centres for professional services, retail and hospitality. During the construction phase, it is estimated that 805 construction jobs— (Time expired)