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Thanks to the state and local government funding, some federal funding and developer contributions, most of the major arterial roads in the Southern River electorate have now been duplicated, but we still have two major bottlenecks that I keep bringing to the attention of the minister responsible for Main Roads.
The first is the intersection of Nicholson and Bannister Roads, which requires an upgrade. This project was fully funded by the Cities of Canning and Gosnells and the state government. The funds were committed and the work was to have commenced in July last year, but due to the unwillingness of the majority of the councillors in the City of Canning, who have rejected the professional advice of their officers, this project has still not begun. I certainly hope that the inquiry into the City of Canning announced by the Minister for Local Government in February will bring about some resolution of this most unsatisfactory situation.
A few hundred metres from that intersection is the Nicholson Road–Garden Street roundabout, which is a major bottleneck in the evenings. More than 40,000 cars use the intersection each day. I have been addressing this problem for some time. It was largely due to my representations that Main Roads performed a major study of the traffic flow in the area that produced a helpful report with a proposed solution that the City of Gosnells has received.
I have had over 400 fliers returned to my office supporting my efforts to have the roundabout upgraded as a matter of urgency, and the Minister for Transport was very positive about my representations to seek State funding for the City of Gosnells to be able to start works at the site as soon as possible.
The Ranford Road–Bannister Road intersection was upgraded a little while ago, but the lane markings need changing; that is, we need two right-hand turn lanes into Bannister Road out of Ranford Road. It is a minimal cost. I have written to the Minister for Transport about that and hopefully it will be possible for that work to be done.
We are gradually seeing improvements in our local roads and I am determined to see through these and a number of other improvements to our roads in to and out of Canning Vale and Southern River.
Warm regards,
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