CONSTRUCTION on the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and Yanchep Rail Extension is on track to begin next year, with the project definition plans for the METRONET projects approved by Cabinet and to be submitted to Infrastructure Australia in coming weeks.
A PROPOSAL for a major twin-tower, mixed-use building on the corner of West Coast Highway and Scarborough Beach Road have been granted development approval, after the developer made significant revisions to the previous plans.
PLANS to eliminate a congestion hotspot on the Roe Highway have reached a major milestone with calls for expressions of interest in designing and building a grade-separated interchange at the Kalamunda Road intersection with the highway in Maida Vale.
A CALL for proposals for the design and construction of the $70 million Reid Highway duplication project will open in the coming weeks following a recent expression of interest period, the WA Government announced last week.
THE State Government last week released the Green Paper into the independent review of Western Australia's planning system for public comment, which is focused on making the system more efficient, open and understandable.
WEST Australian Housing Minister Peter Tinley last week announced a partnership between the Department of Communities and Peet Brabham Pty Ltd to deliver a major transport-oriented development that will link the Swan Valley to Perth.
THE West Australian Government last week said the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and Yanchep Rail Extension have reached an important milestone, with the introduction of enabling legislation to State Parliament.
THE 2018-19 METRONET Budget is Western Australia's biggest ever investment in rail infrastructure, and will lay the foundation for a more sustainable and connected city as the population grows, the State Government said last week.
THE West Australian Government, in partnership with local industry, will invest $394 million in social and affordable housing projects to complement METRONET, creating 2,350 new jobs in the construction industry and associated sectors.
THE West Australian Government last week announced a partnership opportunity for the private sector to deliver some of the state's biggest urban infill and job-creating projects.
THE West Australian Government last week announced plans to amend the Metropolitan Region Scheme to allow a 2,206-hectare area of land in East Wanneroo to be rezoned from Rural to Urban Deferred.
A TENDER for engineering and planning for the proposed Morley-Ellenbrook Line has been awarded to a team led by Arup, while applications are now open to help develop a business case for the vital METRONET project, the WA Government announced last week.
THE West Australian Government has released early concept plans for the upgrade of Bayswater Station, which will form a central junction for the future Morley-Ellenbrook and Forrestfield-Airport rail links.
