WA government to kill Perth freight link

 Western Australia's government will block future construction of the Perth Freight Link despite $1.2 billion in federal funding remaining on the table.

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti will on Wednesday introduce legislation rezoning the Beeliar Wetlands to stop future road development.

It will effectively kill off the controversial Roe 8 and 9 project, which was first proposed by the former WA Liberal government in 2014 and would have cut through a large portion of the environmentally significant wetlands on the way to Fremantle Harbour.

Read more: https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/wa-government-to-kill-perth-freight-link-c-2822443




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