The state government has walked away from a road realignment that could have used at least $6 million of taxpayers' money, due to Aboriginal heritage and environmental concerns.
The realignment of a public road behind Andrew Forrest's Exmouth resort has been scrapped.abc.net.au/news/road-move-plans-scrapped-andrew-forrest-ningaloo-resort/101840450Plans to shift a major tourist route — that would have provided uninterrupted beach access from a resort owned by the billionaire Forrest family — have been dumped by Western Australia's roads authority.
The Forrests have been investing in Exmouth through the resort, a marine research centre and short-stay workers accommodation to help alleviate housing pressures.The holiday park on the doorstep of the spectacular Ningaloo marine park was purchased in 2017 for $6.5 million by the Forrests, who plan to transform the site into an $85 million resort.
Main Roads WA was responsible for the realignment and worked on elements of the project with the Forrest family's investment company, Tattarang, and the Shire of Exmouth, which had lobbied the state government vigorously for funding. There had been one minor vehicle incident in front of the caravan park on Yardie Creek Road in the five years leading into 2020.
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