Port Wakefield bypass finally on the agenda
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Good news for Wakefield Waters with a bypass at Port Wakefield confirmed to be on State and Federal Government agendas.
A spokesperson for Minister for Transport Patrick Conlon says “The South Australian Government has submitted a list of projects, the Port Wakefield Bypass project among them, to the Federal Government for its consideration in the next round of Auslink fundingâ€.
The list, submitted about two months ago, will be considered by the Federal Government and costing “firmed up†in conjunction with the State Government before funding is announced at the end of 2008.
Wakefield Waters, recently declared a Major Project by the State Government, is about to start work on its commercial precinct, having included in plans a “best guess†at the site of the bypass.
Proponent Andrew Chapman has long said he would include a bypass in planning the development.
The commercial precinct will include a service station, food outlets, tackle shop and a park, with stage 2 adding a supermarket, chemist, doctor’s surgery and specialty shops.

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