Promise check: $615m to build the Swan Valley Bypass

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Before the 2013 federal election the Coalition promised to "build better roads in Perth".

In a press release on August 17, 2013, Tony Abbott said if elected, a Coalition government "will invest $615 million to build the Swan Valley Bypass" to "improve productivity, strengthen the Western Australian economy and create jobs".

"The Swan Valley Bypass will be the major northern traffic link for the city of Perth," Mr Abbott said. "It involves 40 kilometres of highway and provides a link between Perth and the mining and tourism regions in the Murchison, Pilbara and Kimberley. It will also encourage job creation by facilitating access to, and investment in, industrial estates near Bullsbrook and Ellenbrook."

The promise is also contained in a press release on September 5 and in the Coalition's infrastructure policy document.

Assessing the promise

The Government has repeatedly reaffirmed its funding commitment to the Swan Valley Bypass, but as the funding timeline for the project and its completion date extend beyond the 2016 election, this promise is considered to be in progress.

Here's how the promise tracked:

Topics: road-transport, industry, abbott-tony, liberals, federal-government, business-economics-and-finance, perth-6000, wa, muchea-6501, australia, ellenbrook-6069, bullsbrook-6084

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