The cities of Armadale and Cockburn have turned up the heat on the state government over the Armadale Road-North Lake Road bridge project.
At a visit to the Cockburn Aquatic and Recreation Centre on January 25 Premier Colin Barnett was presented with the Community Connect South – Armadale Road Bridge proposal by the City of Cockburn.
Community Connect South is a joint initiative by the cities of Armadale and Cockburn to fix growing traffic congestion.
Phase three of the campaign was seeking $160 million in funding to help build Armadale Road Bridge which would create a bypass link between North Lake Road and Armadale Road Bridge with connectivity to the Kwinana Freeway.
Armadale mayor Henry Zelones said the state and federal governments pledged funding to widen Armadale Road back in 2015.
“However so far only WA Labor has pledged to finish the job and build the Armadale Road Bridge,” he said.
“Without the bridge traffic from Armadale Road will simply be pushed into Cockburn Central, creating even more pressure on the road network and worsening traffic congestion issues.
“The bridge is the solution.”
City of Cockburn mayor Logan Howlett said the bridge had been designed and approved by Main Roads WA and it had been fully costed and was incorporated into the Cockburn Central structure plan.
“The CCS project was noted in the Infrastructure Australia Plan as a priority project for Western Australia,” he said.
“The intersection of Armadale Road, Kwinana Freeway and Beeliar Drive was highlighted as the seventh most congested intersection in Perth by Main Roads WA yet it is one of the only projects on the list not yet funded.
“This project is vital for both our communities and is a major election issue for the region with 89 per cent of voters wanting traffic congestion in the area to be fixed.
“Both Armadale and Cockburn are facing exponential population growth over the next 20 years.
“We need to address this issue now and provide a solution for our communities so they can continue to prosper.”
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