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

The grade separation of the extremely busy intersection of the Reid Highway and Erindale Road is essential in order to improve for the residents of my electorate the east-west connectivity to the economic hubs of Balcatta, Malaga, Perth Airport and beyond. Replacing another set of traffic lights with flyover bridges will create free-flowing traffic, shortening travel times for commuters and making freight logistics into our commercial and industrial areas more efficient.

Most of the intersections along the Reid Highway leading to the Tonkin Highway and NorthLink are already grade separated by bridges. The Morrison government has provided $2 million in federal funding to develop a business case for the project, while the WA state government has contributed $500,000. Preliminary costings by Main Roads WA indicate that the project will cost upwards of $175 million. The report is due to be released next year, and I'm confident that the business case will establish significant merit for the project to be considered under the Urban Congestion Fund. I look forward to working with the City of Stirling and Councillor Karlo Perkov to secure funding for this project.