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Hon Dean Nalder BBus GradDip(AppFin&Inv) MLA

Goldfields-Esperance road safety improved
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
         ·§Great Eastern Highway and Focus Minerals and FMR intersection to be upgraded
         ·§3km section of Coolgardie-Esperance Highway to be widened
Two contracts worth more than $2 million have been awarded for works to improve road safety in the Goldfields-Esperance region.

Transport Minister Dean Nalder said $1.5 million would be spent upgrading Great Eastern Highway at the Focus Minerals and FMR Investments intersections, east of Coolgardie.

“These mining operations involve trucking ore on Great Eastern Highway and into Focus Minerals private access road,” Mr Nalder said.

“The intersection with Focus Minerals is below standard for heavy vehicle turning movements and in need of urgent upgrading.  Ongoing haulage operations will only result in further deterioration of this roadway.”

The Focus Minerals upgrade will provide designated left and right entry lanes into the access road and improve turning movements for road trains. The works at the FMR intersection will upgrade access for light vehicles.

The State Government, through Main Roads, has successfully negotiated with Focus Minerals and FMR Investments to contribute towards the project.

“This is another example of the Government working in partnership with the private sector to deliver a project to benefit the Western Australian economy and road users,” the Minister said.

This project is under way and is expected to be completed by mid-March 2015.