STAGE 2 of the Lancelin-Cervantes project, the final section of Indian Ocean Drive, will officially be opened by Premier Colin Barnett next Sunday.Transport Minister Simon O’Brien said the project would be completed nine months ahead of schedule.
“The new road between Lancelin and Cervantes will mean that for the first time, an uninterrupted sealed coastal route exists all the way from Perth to Dongara and the coastal communities further north,” he said.
The Minister said the project would have lasting economic and environmental benefits.
“As a result of our commitment to conservation, more than 20,000 new seedlings are being planted, while the utmost care was taken in designing a road that took environmental concerns into account,” Mr O’Brien said.
He said that the new coastal route, which overlooked the Indian Ocean, would be great for tourists and other light vehicles, as it separated them from the heavy freight traffic on Brand Highway.
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