The WA government awarded 383 contracts worth a record $442 million to Aboriginal businesses last financial year, with the Department of Communities and Main Roads WA the largest contributors.
Pilbara contractor Yurra has won a $66 million contract with Rio Tinto adding to a pipeline of work with Main Roads WA, Woodside and its recycling joint venture with Sims.
The state and federal governments will spend a combined $460 million to carry out road works on the southern portion of the freeway, over three years starting in 2026.
Main Roads WA will foot a $900,000 bill to build a sign at the South Australia-Western Australia border, after years of controversy surrounding an existing steel structure at the site.
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.
The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended the Tonkin Highway upgrade can go ahead, subject to a plethora of environmental measures to protect adjacent wetlands.
The state government has brought the Great Southern and South West road maintenance workforce in-house, as part of its statewide transition to grow Main Roads.
Traditional Owners have raised the alarm about the level of water extraction from a pool on the Ashburton River only months after defeating a Forrest-backed irrigation project
Traffic controllers in WA are in line for a 38 per cent pay rise and contractors expect similar increases will apply across the board because of new tendering rules set by Main Roads.
Myriad issues are crippling WA's road freight network. It is leaving truckies with hefty damage bills, towns with no produce and governments with huge headaches.
Buru Energy and ROC Oil will review operations at their Ungani oilfield in WA's Kimberley after consultation with Main Roads WA over heavy vehicle traffic access impeded by weather damage.
A joint federal and state government event to mark the beginning of a Perth City Deal project has been overshadowed by complaints from Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas.
The Fitzroy River Bridge will be replaced and is expected to open by the end of next year, with Georgiou Group and BMD Constructions appointed as contractors.
Tattarang's $85 million project to revamp the Ningaloo Lighthouse area has hit a snag after the state government scrapped a road realignment proposal in Exmouth.
A pedestrian and cyclist bridge over Perth's Causeway is on track to be finished within two years after an assessment panel's approval of the $100 million proposal.
Italy's Webuild has backed out of a conditional deal to buy struggling engineer Clough, plunging the 102-year old Perth-based company into administration.
Senior editor Mark Pownall talks about Shane Crockett's latest business venture and the former state tourism marketing chief has faced tackling overseas markets.
A contentious proposal to upgrade Charles Street in North Perth has been dropped, potentially saving about 100 properties initially planned to be cleared.
Commuters battling their way onto freeways from Perth CBD in peak hour may be in for some relief, with Infrastructure Australia endorsing early-stage plans to ease the infamous congestion.
The legal bid to stop the construction of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road's southern arm has been resurrected, with a new appeal poking holes in the offset plan its approval hinged on.
The state government has awarded nearly $254 million worth of contracts to 119 Aboriginal organisations in the past year, with the total boosted by two large health contracts.
Tanya Plibersek has been given until tomorrow to hand over all documents reviewed for the approval of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road as the legal bid to stop the southern arm continues.
The legal bid to stop clearing for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road has been revived amid claims the government refused to hand over documents critical of the offset plan its approval hinges on.
Main Roads has been given the green light to resume clearing for the $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road after the Federal Court dismissed an 11th-hour bid to halt the works on environmental grounds.
The state government has warned any delay to the $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road could cost more than $10 million, as it fights an 11th-hour stop work order over environmental risks.
