Another reason along with many others to keep Labor out at the next Federal election.

The door remains open for the Commonwealth Government to fund the canned Perth Freight Link project, Federal Finance Minister Mathias Cormann revealed yesterday.

The WA Liberal senator said funding “would be triggered immediately if the WA Government proceeded with the Perth Freight Link project”.

He said the Federal Government remained committed to the construction of the Roe 8 and Roe 9 extensions to complete the divisive project.

“That’s why, in the 2019-20 Budget we are maintaining our commitment to provide $1.2 billion to the first WA Government willing to build the Perth Freight Link by constructing the Roe 8 and 9 extensions,” Senator Cormann said.

“In our 2019-20 Budget that commitment will continue to be recorded as a contingent liability in the Budget.”

Senator Cormann said the funding commitment would be triggered immediately if a WA government decided to proceed with the PFL project, which he described as a “critically important piece of economic infrastructure for WA and for the south-metropolitan region of Perth”.

“It would help take trucks and cars out of our suburbs, significantly ease congestion, improve amenity and help get WA products to market through the Port of Fremantle more efficiently, more safely and at a lower cost,” he said.