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Roe Highway Stage 8 Extension

Project
Proponent: 
Main Roads Western Australia
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to construct and operate a dual carriageway road from the current terminus of Roe Highway at Kwinana Freeway in Jandakot to Stock Road in Coolbellup.

Note: The decision of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in Save Beeliar Wetlands (Inc) and Anor v. Jacob [2015] WASC 482 was overturned by the Court of Appeal on Friday 15 July 2016 in Jacob v Save Beeliar Wetlands (Inc) [2016] WASCA 126.

The effect of the Court of Appeal decision is that the Implementation Statement (Ministerial Statement) No. 1008 dated 2 July 2015 is valid.

Assessment Number: 
1787
Region: 
Perth
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Infrastructure
Last updated: 
December 12, 2018
Related EPA Media Statement: 
Office of the EPA determines one non-compliance on Roe Highway Extension
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Chairman's Determination - Roe Highway Extension
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 18 May, 2009
3. Assessment
Environmental Review
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Public Environmental Review - Roe Highway Extension
PDF icon Appendix A - EIA on marine and terrestrial biodiversity
PDF icon Appendix B - Community and stakeholder engagement programme
PDF icon Appendix C - Options development and selection process
PDF icon Appendix D - Wetland ecological investigations
PDF icon Appendix E - Preliminary site investigations for existing ground contamination
PDF icon Appendix F - Preliminary acid sulfate soil investigation
PDF icon Appendix G - Surface and Groundwater modelling
PDF icon Appendix H - MUSIC modelling
PDF icon Appendix I - Baseline water and sediment quality
PDF icon Appendix J
PDF icon Appendix K - Flora and vegetation report
PDF icon Appendix L - Dieback survey
PDF icon Appendix M - Vertebrate fauna survey
PDF icon Appendix N - Southern Brown Bandicoot Monitoring
PDF icon Appendix O
PDF icon Appendix P - SRE and targeted invertebrate survey
PDF icon Appendix Q - Aquatic macro-invertebrate survey
PDF icon Appendix R - Baseline Turtle Survey
PDF icon Appendix S - Graceful Sun-moth Report
PDF icon Appendix T - Effect of traffic noise on birds
PDF icon Appendix U 1 - Acoustic Assessment Report
PDF icon Appendix U 2 - Acoustic Assessment Report
PDF icon Appendix V - Air Quality Report
PDF icon Appendix W - Greenhouse gasses and Climate Change
PDF icon Appendix X1 - Visual Impact Assessment
PDF icon Appendix X2 - Landscape and urban design framework
PDF icon Appendix Y - Protected Matters Search Report
Proponent response to submissions: 
PDF icon Download Appendix 5, the proponent's response to submissions
PDF icon Download the appendices to the proponent's response to submissions
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1489
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Rep 1489 Roe 8 PER 130913.pdf
Key Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Friday, 13 September, 2013
Appeals close: 
Friday, 27 September, 2013
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Comments: 

Note: The decision of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in Save Beeliar Wetlands (Inc) and Anor v. Jacob [2015] WASC 482 was overturned by the Court of Appeal on Friday 15 July 2016 in Jacob v Save Beeliar Wetlands (Inc) [2016] WASCA 126.

The effect of the Court of Appeal decision is that the Implementation Statement No. 1008 dated 2 July 2015 is valid.

Date of approval: 
Thursday, 2 July, 2015
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 1008.pdf
Post-assessment changes
Section 46 inquiry: 
Roe Highway Extension (s46) [2164]
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to MInisterial Statement 1008 - Amendments to the development envelope to allow for additional clearing and disturbance. The additional areas will allow for works including the relocation of the pedestrian bridge over Kwinana Freeway, construction of noise walls and drainage structures, and the construction of a bridge over Farrington Road.

Attachment 2 to Ministerial Statement 1008 - Changes:

  • Amend the development envelope to define:
    • a road construction and operation zone to allow the construction and operation of the Murdoch Drive connection to Roe Highway and Kwinana Freeway
    • a rehabilitation zone to allow for the rehabilitation of areas cleared as part of the original proposal and no longer required for road construction.

S45c change to proposal approved  12 December 2018.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Friday, 25 May, 2018
Wednesday, 12 December, 2018
Post-Assessment Documentation
Post-Assessment Documentation: 
PDF icon OEPA Implementation Audit Report 1 Roe Highway Extension Statement 1008 - March 2017
PDF icon OEPA Implementation Audit Report 2 Roe Highway Extension Statement 1008 - April 2017
Date of Approval: 
Wednesday, 29 March, 2017

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/roe-highway-stage-8-extension