Ben Morton (Tangney, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

There was a swing to Labor; I accept that. It was much less than the state average swing in those areas that were affected by this road. Why? Because the member for Grayndler, the good fellow from Sydney, does not understand the strong support that this road project has in my community. So I call on the state Labor government not to ignore the $1.2 billion that is there available to build this road, to create jobs and to reduce traffic congestion.

An opposition member: It's not there!

It is there. It's available for the state government to use, and the state government should access it. If they want to build a bigger bridge or a longer tunnel, they should at least look at options that actually deal with the objective of getting cars and trucks from the Kwinana highway to the port of Fremantle.

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