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Commissioner's Review

Transport has been recognised as a priority for the State Government and this continues to be demonstrated through record investment in our road infrastructure and services. With the fastest growing population in the nation and a vast metropolitan area spanning a coastal plain, Perth has its own unique challenges.

Main Roads are putting an enormous amount of effort into tackling issues such as congestion; efficiently moving the massive resources workforce; freight and logistics linkages; connecting Western Australia’s 21 ports; and maintaining and upgrading the thousands of kilometres of roads that traverse the nation’s largest State.

In December 2012, Menno Henneveld retired as the Managing Director after ten years of service and we welcomed Steve Troughton to the role in early 2013. In a period of significant transformation, multiple projects have started to become a reality and Main Roads has taken a lead role in managing CBD and arterial roadwork planning.

Significant works including the extension of the Northbridge tunnel to carry three lanes of traffic in each direction, an extra lane on the Mitchell Freeway and construction for Gateway WA are focused on tackling congestion and helping to manage the impact of other important CBD developments.

In addition, as part of the Transport portfolio we have implemented a suite of integrated initiatives including priority bus lanes and improved cycle paths to and around the city. A set of tools including a series of traffic maps, weekly updates of current road disruptions and suggested alternate routes are continuously developed to help minimise delays on the network.

In rural Western Australia we saw the opening of a range of projects including the Dampier Highway duplication and Stage Two of the Bunbury Port Access road and the delivery of more than 64 projects in the Wheatbelt as part of the Grain Freight Program.

I commend our many forward-thinking teams for their innovation and leadership and I am proud to lead an organisation recognised as being such a prominent infrastructure agency within State Government.

Across the State, the strong economy continues to be highly reliant on an efficient and productive freight task. Over the past four decades, the freight task has quadrupled with a large proportion transported by roads. As outlined in the Western Australian Regional Freight Transport Network Plan, the future freight task will require significant road upgrades and renewal programs, as well as selective road expansion projects.

By realising these short and long-term strategic transport plans, Main Roads together with our portfolio partners, will continue to meet the community’s high expectations and build a world-class integrated transport network.

Reece Waldock
Commissioner of Main Roads

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