The Shire of Murray has started lobbying for the Pinjarra Heavy Haulage Deviation to fund a new road extension to get trucks out of the town centre.
Shire of Murray Councillors recently voted in support of the Pinjarra Heavy Haulage Deviation Referendum held as part of the 2017 Local Government Election, which saw 84% of respondents vote yes, in support of the traffic bypass.
The Council also agreed to actively lobby the State and Commonwealth Governments to fund the Deviation and Munday Avenue extension.
Shire President David Bold said Council is aware of the community’s concerns regarding the impact of increased heavy haulage traffic on Pinjarra-Williams Road but assures the community, that through engagement with Main Roads WA the road will be significantly upgraded to a standard that maximises safety and mitigates amenity impacts for residents.
Technical and Community Groups will be established as part of the project to ensure the best outcome is achieved for the community and its members while a masterplan will be developed through engagement with Pinjarra Lion’s Club to address a proposed loss of amenity at Lions Park.
An Entry Statement and Signage Strategy for the approach to the town centre will be developed to meet the needs of the business sector.
The initial project (Stage One – Interim Stage) proposes to link South Western Highway to Pinjarra-Williams Road to create an ‘inner’ deviation road.
Munday Avenue would be extended to Greenlands Road.
Subsequent stages (Stage Two) propose further extension to the east of the town to link back to South Western Highway north of Carcoola Avenue at North Pinjarra.
The deviation road would ultimately connect to the Tonkin Highway, completing one of the major north-south transport spines of the greater Perth metropolitan area, particularly for road freight.
Federal Member for Canning Andrew Hastie, Shire President David Bolt, Member for Darling Range Barry Urban MLA, Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Hon. Darren Chester MP and Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire President Ms. Michelle Rich discussing plans for the Tonkin Highway Extension. PIC: Supplied
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