Forum-goers fume over link
The hall was full to the balcony with people voicing their opposition to the Perth Freight Link.
“They said to Transport Minister Dean Nalder, ‘Forget the outer harbour, we want to bring Roe 8 out of retirement and rebadge it as the Perth Rail Link,” Ms MacTiernan told about 700 people at a PFL public forum at Fremantle Town Hall last week.
A 16km PFL from Roe Highway to North Fremantle has sparked community opposition from Cockburn to Cottesloe after Canberra announced $925 million for its 13km, $1.6 billion first stage late last year.
The stage currently ends with six lanes 1km south of Stirling Bridge but there are no second stage designs over the Swan River into North Fremantle where Fremantle Port Authority estimates put trucks rising from 3000 to 13,000 daily by 2031.
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