WEST Australian Transport Minister Dean Nalder last week said construction would begin soon on the dedicated Charles Street bus bridge and busway, delivering significant travel time savings to thousands of Perth commuters.
THE Western Australian Government last week said it has completed the roll-out of pedestrian countdown timers for this financial year ahead of schedule.
LEGISLATION establishing the City of Perth as Western Australia's capital city has passed both Houses of State Parliament, which Premier Colin Barnett described as a landmark moment for the State.
THE West Australian Government last week announced that an unincorporated joint venture, comprising Salini Impregilo S.p.A. and NRW Pty Ltd, has been selected as the preferred respondent to deliver the main works for the Forrestfield-Airport Link.
THE Western Australian Government will enter into exclusive negotiations with Stadium Australia Operations to become operator of the Perth Stadium, following a three-month evaluation period and subsequent approval by State Cabinet.
AFTER decades of discussion and debate about connecting the Swan River to the city, West Australian Premier Colin Barnett and Planning Minister John Day last week officially opened Elizabeth Quay.
WEST Australian Lands Minister Terry Redman last week announced the State Government had adopted the 'Unsolicited Bids Guideline for the Sale or Lease of State-Owned Land' after extensive consultation with stakeholders and the community.
A SUPREME Court decision which found the EPA's assessment of the Roe Highway Stage 8 project to be invalid will be appealed to clarify requirements for approval decision-making, the WA Government announced last week.
JOHN Holland Pty Ltd has been awarded the first construction contract for the $1.12 billion NorthLink WA project, with the company to deliver upgrades to the Tonkin Highway.
THREE companies have been shortlisted to prepare detailed proposals for construction of Stage Two of the $1.12 billion NorthLink WA initiative, which involves the construction of a freeway between Reid Highway and Ellenbrook.
SCARBOROUGH residents, business owners and the broader community have been invited to comment on a suite of new planning documents that will guide future development in the area.
A STRATEGY designed to guide the economic development of the Peel region to 2050 was last week launched by Western Australian Regional Development Minister Terry Redman.
THE West Australian Government last week announced one of the biggest red tape cuts to the environmental planning approval process ever undertaken in Western Australia, with the release of the draft 'Perth and Peel Green Growth Plan for 3.5 million' for public comment.
