Fremantle’s iconic container port is set to be demolished and relocated 25 kilometers away to make way for a major reclamation project, but the project’s $4 billion price tag is currently unknown.
The Western Australian Government today announced preferred design elements for a new port at Kwinana, which will relocate all commercial shipping from North Fremantle.
However, the company admitted that it does not know how much the project will ultimately cost or the timeline for completion.
The Westport project will include the construction of a breakwater to protect ships in the harbor, something that will inevitably impact the environment of the Cockburn Sound, which is home to a seagrass forest and a spawning ground for pink snapper.
The model is one of two proposed by a government task force in 2020, with the rejected option retaining some shipping out of Fremantle.
The original cost of the project was estimated to be $4 billion in 2020, Planning and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti said that figure was now out of date.
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