Roe Highway stage 7
At the completion of the Freight Network Review, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, Alannah McTiernan, established the Local Impacts Committee to consider the implications of freight movement in the southwest metropolitan area.
The Committee was set three tasks - the first of which was to recommend a final alignment for Stage 7 of Roe Highway.
Public consultation was undertaken by the Committee in its consideration of a number of alignment options for Roe Highway Stage 7. Key findings from this work are detailed in the Roe Highway Summary Report. See the Roe 7 Summary report and other information relating to the Local Impact Committee's work on Roe Stage 7.
The public consultations highlighted the following major community concerns:
- Potential effects on the community from Roe Stage 7 construction and operation, such as noise, vibration and pollution and increased traffic on local streets; and
- Potential impacts on bushes and shrubs, local parks and reserves and rare flower species.
The Committee considered these factors in its assessment of alignment options for Roe Highway Stage 7.
Six alignment options were assessed using a triple bottom line approach known as value management assessment.
Option A which follows the current Metropolitan Region Scheme alignment, was the top ranked alignment option for Roe Highway Stage 7.
Option A has the least impact on the Bush Forever site that contains Ken Hurst Park, on private and Government property and on groundwater priority protection areas.
Option A is also the best option in terms of social equity and allows the project to be completed within the shortest practical timeframe.
Significant work will need to be undertaken during design and construction of Option A to minimize the impact on Declared Rare Flora.
Noise and vibration impacts on people living immediately north of the Option A alignment and this requires close consultation with the local community and careful design to ensure minimum disruption to social amenity along the route.
On 9 December 2004, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure announced that construction work on the Roe Highway Stage 7 project has begun. The connection of Roe Highway to Kwinana Freeway will be opened to traffic in early 2006 with landscaping work being undertaken during the winter of 2006.
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"Six alignment options were assessed using a triple bottom line approach." |
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