Department of Transport

Specialist manufacturer LicenSys has received a $38 million contract renewal with Western Australia’s Department of Transport for the supply of vehicle number plates.

Joondalup-based MCS Services has been awarded a $2.5 million state government contract to provide security patrol services at Hillarys Boat Harbour.

The Metronet rail rollout could cost about $2 billion more than first estimated, as the state government gets shovels moving on projects amid delays.

A long-term vision to create a world-class destination at Victoria Quay is close to being unveiled.

Wangara-based Shorewater Marine has secured maintenance and construction works, including at Busselton Jetty, worth a combined value of $7.4 million.

The state government is fast-tracking tenders for $2.37 billion in transport infrastructure projects, while also ensuring small- and medium-sized contractors have an opportunity to be involved in smaller packages of works.

The state government’s $2 billion Morley-Ellenbrook rail project has been given the go-ahead from Infrastructure Australia, though the national body questioned some of the benefits and found they would just outweigh the costs.

Activate Perth chair and mayoral hopeful Di Bain has penned an open letter to the state government lobbying it to spend up to $130 million raised through Perth CBD’s parking levy as stimulus for the city’s commercial tenants.

Balcatta-based PS Structures has secured the works to build a multi-storey car park at Mandurah railway station, as part of a $32 million project jointly funded by the state and federal government.

The state government has outlined details for removing six level crossings between Victoria Park and Beckenham, as part of a multi-million dollar project to improve safety and ease traffic congestion along the Armadale Line.

The widening of parts of Bussell Higway will proceed this year after the project secured funding from the federal and state governments, which also announced new funding agreements and contracts for regional roads and Metronet projects over the weekend.

The state government will partner with Virgin Australia to slash regional airfares until the end of October in efforts to bolster WA’s sagging tourism industry.

The state government is spending $7 million on measures to address ongoing issues at the main bay in Carnarvon, as part of Western Australia’s wider economic recovery plan.

A busy Cockburn intersection is set to benefit from $7 million worth of road upgrades, targeting improved safety for cyclists and pedestrians.

Coastal and marine environmental consultancy BMT has been awarded $13.4 million by the Department of Transport to consult on coastal dredging.

After several concept plans and years in the making, the $121.5 million Spoilbank Marina in Port Hedland is progressing, with a tender released for early works.

After decades of planning, several marina projects proposing more than 900 boat pens are starting to take shape, but challenges remain.

Aboriginal-owned and operated business Garli will complete road works on the state government’s $122 million marina project in Port Hedland.

Targeting niche markets and improving green credentials are two strategies accelerating the growth of transport platforms in WA.

MACA has secured a $74.2 million state government contract for highway and road maintenance services in the Kimberley.

The state government has announced four senior public service appointments but needs to recruit five new directors general, including at the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

Wangara business Ertech has won a $20.4 million contract from the state government to build a new marina at Onslow.

The state government is aiming to award about five per cent of all contracts in the transport sector to Aboriginal businesses over the next five years.

Peter Woronzow has been formally appointed director general of the Department of Transport, one of five DG roles the state government has needed to fill.

The state government has selected Indigenous business CareyMC to complete upgrades at Two Rocks Marina, while BMD Constructions has been appointed to a project in the Wheatbelt.

Marine infrastructure services business Maritime Constructions has been selected by the state government to improve navigation aids for boaters visiting Rottnest Island.

Insurers and many inside the tow truck sector are calling for widespread reforms.

The state government will allocate nearly $60 million in the upcoming state budget to prepare for the "rapid uptake" of electric or hydrogen fuel vehicles, including $36.5 million for rebates.

The state government is working with local councils to plan for a mid-tier transport network, but its focus lies in upgrading the bus network.

Hostilities have flared yet again between the state government and City of Perth after the transport minister today flagged major changes to the remit of Perth’s parking levy.

Money raised via the Perth Parking Levy has been conditionally approved for the WACA aquatic facility, a project the auditor general has found to be outside the fund's current purpose.

Pilbara-founded automotive specialist Ulti-Mech has struck a $110 million deal with a Netherlands-based company to convert 1,000 four-wheel-drive vehicles into electric cars in Western Australia.

The state government has confirmed $4.5 million restoration works will go ahead on Carnarvon’s One Mile Jetty, almost six years after its closure to the public.

Residents of a new multi-dwelling development in Exmouth have moved in as development of the final superlot at the tourist town’s marina looms.

Port infrastructure at Cockburn Sound and major roads servicing the area, including parts of the Kwinana Freeway, will be upgraded in advance of the proposed Westport development.

WA freight rail network manager Arc Infrastructure has unveiled an Australian-first prototype autonomous rail wagon designed for potential use in the future Westport network.

University students will be among the first to benefit from an expanded Perth public ferry network as studies into expanding the service ramp up.

The state government has spent $716 million with Aboriginal businesses on transport contracts in just over three years, hitting a procurement target two years ahead of deadline.

UPDATED: The state government has named three directors general who will head up new departments and revealed two other DGs including Richard Sellers are set to retire while five key roles remain unfilled.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Lanie Chopping, Rebecca Brown, Peter Woronzow, Richard Sellers, Prudence Griffin, Jessie Liu-Ernsting, Shannon Robinson, Rhys Waldon, Mark Pivac, Brett Smith, Michael Skead, Jackson Allen and Jackie Donald.