❓ Hon Steve Martin asks the Minister for Water about load limit changes for 26 bridges in the South West, seeking details on prior limits, new limits, commencement dates, inspection dates, and any subsequent changes to the announced limits.
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14 April 2026
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Portfolio: Water
Question
I refer to load limit changes for south west bridges advised on the Water Corporation website, and I ask:(a) For each of the below, listed below in order of "LGA - Bridge/road name - New weight limit - Water Corporation Bridge Number - MRWA Bridge reference number - Commencement date", please advise the load limit prior to change, confirm the new load limit, and the commencement date of the new load limit, and the date the bridge was last physically inspected, and if either the commencement date or the load limit has changed since the announcement (please advise the particulars of this also):(i) Capel - Bell Road - 15 - 459 - 5111 - 23 Jan 2025;(ii) Capel - Clarke Road - 15 - 417 - 3498A - 23 Jan 2025;(iii) Waroona - Williamson Road - 11 - 4824 - 90.1 - March 2025;(iv) Murray - Thompson Road - 15 - 275 - 3573 - March 2025;(v) Dardanup - Blaweary Close - 10 - 439 - 5354 - March 2025;(vi) Harvey - Riverdale Rd - 11 - 1199 & 1279 - 3726 & 3727 - April 2025;(vii) Harvey - Eigth St - 11 - 570 - 5205 - April 2025;(viii) Harvey - Crampton Rd - 15 - 426 - 3781A - April 2025;(ix) Harvey - Rodgers Rd - 15 - 342 - 3809A - April 2025;(x) Harvey - Jackson Rd - 16 - 1202 - 3813A - April 2025;(xi) Harvey - Jackson Rd - 11 - 1195 - 3814 - April 2025;(xii) Harvey - Bernies Rd - 15 - 14 - 3838A - February 2026;(xiii) Harvey - Eckersley Rd - 15 - 1120 - 3740A - February 2026;(xiv) Harvey - River Rd - 11 - 926 - 3763A - February 2026;(xv) Harvey - Brockman Rd - 16 - 1353 - 3760A - February 2026;(xvi) Harvey - Wilson Rd - 13 - 1126 - 3780A - February 2026;(xvii) Murray - Fishermans Rd - 10 - 178 & 182 - 3539 & 3540 - August 2025;(xviii) Murray - Mayfield Rd - 12 - 45.1 - 4004 - August 2025;(xix) Waroona - Dorsett Rd - 11 - 11 - 4010 - August 2025;(xx) Waroona - Somers Rd - 15 - 206.1 - 4006 - May 2026;(xxi) Busselton - Ruabon Rd - 11 - 94 - 3460A - Early March 2026;(xxii) Busselton - Ludlow-Hithergreen Rd - 11 - 105 - 3462 - From May 2026;(xxiii) Busselton - Boallia Rd - 11 - 53 - 3386 - From May 2026;(xxiv) Busselton - Acton Park Rd - 11 - 25 - 3419A - From May 2026;(xxv) Busselton - Chapman Rd - 11 - 4 - 3427 - From May 2026; and(xxvi) Busselton - Chapman Rd - 11 - 1 - 3401A - From May 2026?
I refer to load limit changes for south west bridges advised on the Water Corporation website, and I ask:
(a) For each of the below, listed below in order of "LGA - Bridge/road name - New weight limit - Water Corporation Bridge Number - MRWA Bridge reference number - Commencement date", please advise the load limit prior to change, confirm the new load limit, and the commencement date of the new load limit, and the date the bridge was last physically inspected, and if either the commencement date or the load limit has changed since the announcement (please advise the particulars of this also):
(i) Capel - Bell Road - 15 - 459 - 5111 - 23 Jan 2025;
(ii) Capel - Clarke Road - 15 - 417 - 3498A - 23 Jan 2025;
(iii) Waroona - Williamson Road - 11 - 4824 - 90.1 - March 2025;
(iv) Murray - Thompson Road - 15 - 275 - 3573 - March 2025;
(v) Dardanup - Blaweary Close - 10 - 439 - 5354 - March 2025;
(vi) Harvey - Riverdale Rd - 11 - 1199 & 1279 - 3726 & 3727 - April 2025;
(vii) Harvey - Eigth St - 11 - 570 - 5205 - April 2025;
(viii) Harvey - Crampton Rd - 15 - 426 - 3781A - April 2025;
(ix) Harvey - Rodgers Rd - 15 - 342 - 3809A - April 2025;
(x) Harvey - Jackson Rd - 16 - 1202 - 3813A - April 2025;
(xi) Harvey - Jackson Rd - 11 - 1195 - 3814 - April 2025;
(xii) Harvey - Bernies Rd - 15 - 14 - 3838A - February 2026;
(xiii) Harvey - Eckersley Rd - 15 - 1120 - 3740A - February 2026;
(xiv) Harvey - River Rd - 11 - 926 - 3763A - February 2026;
(xv) Harvey - Brockman Rd - 16 - 1353 - 3760A - February 2026;
(xvi) Harvey - Wilson Rd - 13 - 1126 - 3780A - February 2026;
(xvii) Murray - Fishermans Rd - 10 - 178 & 182 - 3539 & 3540 - August 2025;
(xviii) Murray - Mayfield Rd - 12 - 45.1 - 4004 - August 2025;
(xix) Waroona - Dorsett Rd - 11 - 11 - 4010 - August 2025;
(xx) Waroona - Somers Rd - 15 - 206.1 - 4006 - May 2026;
(xxi) Busselton - Ruabon Rd - 11 - 94 - 3460A - Early March 2026;
(xxii) Busselton - Ludlow-Hithergreen Rd - 11 - 105 - 3462 - From May 2026;
(xxiii) Busselton - Boallia Rd - 11 - 53 - 3386 - From May 2026;
(xxiv) Busselton - Acton Park Rd - 11 - 25 - 3419A - From May 2026;
(xxv) Busselton - Chapman Rd - 11 - 4 - 3427 - From May 2026; and
(xxvi) Busselton - Chapman Rd - 11 - 1 - 3401A - From May 2026?
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