Minister to explore railway tunnel option

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Minister to explore railway tunnel option 

MELVILLE BACKS UNDERGROUND SOLUTION

A TUNNEL from Hamilton Hill through to Fremantle as part of the Roe 9 stage of the Perth Freight Link is looking increasingly likely, although it could be delayed after Transport Minister Dean Nalder said exact timing for the build was not locked in.

 Fremantle MLA Simone McGurk (centre) with Rethink Perth Freight Link protestors outside the Melville Cockburn Chamber of Commerce breakfast where Mr Nalder was speaking last Wednesday.

Mr Nalder told a business breakfast last week that being able to deliver a twin-bored tunnel railway line out to Forrestfield as part of the $2 billion airport link at a price in line with doing it above ground meant he “felt a lot more comfortable to explore this as a potential solution for getting us to the port”.

The other option is to continue the freight link down Stock Road and Leach Highway/High Street.
Mr Nalder said part two was yet to be finalised, but he did apologise to Palmyra residents for the uncertainty created while he explored alternative routes.

A Palmyra resident said her family was working around the clock to finish renovations so they could be compensated appropriately if the State Government resumed her home.

“We’ve just been spending money to try to get it finished potentially so they can knock it over,” she said.

Fremantle MLA Simone McGurk argued the uncertainty was widespread and the project should be scrapped.

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