asked the Minister for Urban Infrastructure, in writing, on 11 October 2016:

(1) When does he expect (a) work to begin on the Armadale Road duplication, and (b) the Australian Government contribution to this project to be paid to the Western Australian Government.(2) Has Infrastructure Australia undertaken an assessment of this project; if so, when will this assessment be released; if not, why not.(3) Has the Australian Government received a request for funding for an Armadale Road or North Lake Road freeway bridge; if so, what was the nature of this request.(4) Has the Australian Government made any comparative assessment on the impact on traffic of completing the Armadale Road duplication project with and without also constructing a new Armadale Road freeway bridge.

The Minister for Urban Infrastructure has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

(a) Early 2018.

(b) Australian Government funding is allocated from 2016-17 to 2019-20.

(2) Infrastructure Australia is currently evaluating the Armadale Road business case, which will be released when finalised.

(3) No

(4) The Western Australian Government is responsible for project development works including traffic modelling.