Media Statements

For Portfolio: Transport

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
22/06/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Last ever B-series railcar delivered - METRONET railcars next
22/06/2019	Saffioti	Transport	New METRONET railcar proposal will mean more trains, more often
20/06/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Local WA company delivers new boat pens at iconic marine hotspots
19/06/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Perth’s first Smart Freeway project on track
14/06/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Improvement for ‘WA’s riskiest intersection’ at Swan Christian College
13/06/2019	Saffioti	Transport	New Graham Farmer Freeway entrance art to feature WA icon
6/06/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Marble Bar Road realignment officially opens to traffic
6/06/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Work starts on Beadon Creek breakwater upgrade
5/06/2019	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Regional Development	$10m of upgrades for Commodity Freight Routes across WA
5/06/2019	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Regional Development	Efficiency-boosting plan for agricultural region freight released for comment
5/06/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Great Northern Highway upgrade reaches new milestone
4/06/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Preferred alignment chosen for Bunbury Outer Ring Road
27/05/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Construction of another job-creating road project underway
21/05/2019	Saffioti; Wyatt	Transport; Aboriginal Affairs	Bidyadanga upgrade works officially completed
20/05/2019	Wyatt; Saffioti	Finance; Transport	Taxis the winners from changes to motor injury insurance
16/05/2019	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Regional Development	Wiluna-Meekatharra Road upgrade to support local jobs
16/05/2019	Saffioti; Murray	Transport; Sport and Recreation	Transport just the ticket for Perth Glory grand final
15/05/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Bunbury’s iconic Australind train back on the tracks
15/05/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Denny Avenue level crossing removal procurement and demolition works begin
11/05/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Record METRONET budget as TBM Grace reaches Redcliffe Station
10/05/2019	Saffioti	Transport	McGowan Government takes cycling investment up a gear in State Budget
9/05/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Further transition assistance available to country taxi operators
9/05/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Transport	Roads budget delivers congestion busting solutions and WA jobs
9/05/2019	Saffioti	Transport	McGowan Government’s record regional road budget continues
9/05/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Transport	METRONET construction on track in the State Budget
2/05/2019	Saffioti	Transport	RADS grant funding a boost for 26 regional airports
23/04/2019	Saffioti	Transport	$31 million Wanneroo Road duplication to Flynn Drive completed
22/04/2019	Saffioti	Transport	New Fremantle Traffic Bridge funded in State Budget
15/04/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	METRONET boom gate blitz planned for Armadale Line
14/04/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	$1.7 billion transformation of Tonkin Highway and eastern corridor
13/04/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Swan River speed radar trial to target dangerous boaties
11/04/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Alliance sought for METRONET Bayswater Station upgrade
6/04/2019	Saffioti	Transport	METRONET’s Thornlie-Cockburn Link and Yanchep Rail Extension tender reaches next phase
28/03/2019	Saffioti	Transport	State Government welcomes Federal Government's final quarter effort on transport
28/03/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Upgrade flagged for notorious freeway bridge-strike hotspot
25/03/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	More cycle routes and road upgrades for the growing eastern suburbs and Perth hills
22/03/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport; Planning	Joint media statement - WA’s biggest free-flowing freeway-to-freeway interchange opens
21/03/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	METRONET projects bolstered by $200 million Federal Labor boost
18/03/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Local business to help build next generation of Transperth buses
17/03/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Mitchell Freeway extension to Romeo Road to start next year
16/03/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Subiaco farewells Hamilton Street Bridge ahead of rebuild
14/03/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Bike grants pave the way for connected communities
13/03/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Optus Stadium transport options expand for start of AFL season
12/03/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Blueprint for future Perth and Peel cycling network starts
11/03/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Liberals and Nationals forget the regions in recent WA visit by PM
11/03/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Response to regional airfares inquiry continues to progress
10/03/2019	Saffioti	Transport; Planning	Joint media statement - Congestion solutions for Perth’s north-east underway
28/02/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Long-term cycling strategy for Leeuwin-Naturaliste region outlined
28/02/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Margaret River Perimeter Road reaches practical completion
28/02/2019	McGowan; Ellery; Saffioti	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Education and Training; Transport	Midland TAFE to be transformed into METRONET training facility
21/02/2019	Saffioti	Transport; Planning	$1.6m available for coastal management projects
18/02/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Next generation Transperth app launched today
15/02/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Port Hedland's Roy Hill bridge over rail opens
14/02/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Infrastructure Australia’s priority list recognises WA projects
13/02/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Perth rail passengers remain most satisfied for sixth year in a row
12/02/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Curtin Central Bus Station complete
7/02/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Community invited to Denny Avenue level crossing removal information session
5/02/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	South Coast Highway safety improvement works underway
1/02/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Reid Highway duplication to include new Dayton-Caversham bridge
31/01/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Grants to help councils, schools, workplaces gear up for Bike Week
30/01/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Take a break from driving, try a bus or train
29/01/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	McGowan Government improving inner-city roads
29/01/2019	McGowan; Murray; Papalia; Saffioti	Premier; Sport and Recreation; Tourism; Transport	First year of Optus Stadium an overwhelming success
25/01/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Town of Bassendean residents chosen for Your Move campaign
21/01/2019	Saffioti	Transport	NorthLink WA roadworks progress to Beechboro Road North
17/01/2019	Saffioti	Transport	New app to help record learner driver logbook hours
14/01/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Free late-night Fringe CAT buses revved up for arts festival
13/01/2019	Saffioti	Transport; Planning	Joint media statement - Construction starts on Perth's first Smart Freeway
9/01/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Construction starts on Fremantle Line bike path extension
28/12/2018	Saffioti; Roberts	Transport; Police	Free Transperth travel after midnight on New Year’s Eve
24/12/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Margaret River Perimeter Road open in time for Christmas
22/12/2018	Saffioti; Roberts	Transport; Road Safety	Passing lanes on Indian Ocean Drive completed
22/12/2018	Saffioti	Transport	WA boatbuilder to deliver new Transperth ferry
18/12/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Forrestfield-Airport Link project continues to move forward
17/12/2018	Saffioti; Dawson	Transport; Disability Services	Pedestrian level crossings to be upgraded on Perth’s rail network
12/12/2018	Saffioti	Transport	First Westport progress report marks milestone for Outer Harbour planning
11/12/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Community fares land on the Northern Goldfields routes
6/12/2018	Saffioti; MacTiernan; Papalia	Transport; Regional Development; Tourism	Broome Port dredging to begin mid-2019
1/12/2018	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Community drives METRONET Bayswater Station concept
1/12/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Handover complete for the Port of Ashburton
30/11/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Safer Great Northern Highway a step closer
29/11/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Geotechnical testing crew mobilise to Denny Avenue site
29/11/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Safer bridges on the way for WA’s Albany Highway
26/11/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - NorthLink WA’s Marshall Road flyover open
26/11/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Construction of Ballajura noise wall election commitment to start
25/11/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Skybridge to connect airport to new METRONET station
19/11/2018	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	NorthLink WA to slash travel times by half for Ellenbrook commuters
18/11/2018	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Matagarup Bridge climb and zip-line to boost tourism in Perth
16/11/2018	Saffioti	Transport	METRONET projects get Infrastructure Australia tick of approval
16/11/2018	Saffioti	Transport	WA leads the nation for freight on rail
15/11/2018	Dawson; Saffioti	Environment; Transport	Recycled materials to be used for road base to reduce landfill
13/11/2018	Saffioti	Transport	New Bow River Bridge builds Great Northern Highway resilience
2/11/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Novice motorcyclist safety a focus of new licence process
1/11/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Passengers to test new frontier of public transport technology
29/10/2018	Papalia; Saffioti	Tourism; Transport	Hop on, hop off in the Swan Valley
26/10/2018	Saffioti	Transport	CCTV rollout to increase safety at boating hotspots
25/10/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Busy North West Coastal Highway junction roundabout completed
25/10/2018	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Regional Development	Beresford coastal protection preserves foreshore for generations
25/10/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Over $30 million pledged for WA heavy vehicle safety initiatives
24/10/2018	Saffioti; Roberts	Transport; Road Safety	Regional Run-Off Road Crashes program targets high priority roads