THE Cook government has cleared the last hurdle in the Fremantle Traffic Bridge saga, approving the project at a planning commission meeting this week. 

Greens MLC and former Freo mayor Brad Pettitt addressed the panel about his concerns the temporary bridge closure will create traffic chaos in Fremantle and East Fremantle, but said the decision came after a “very short” debate. 

Dr Pettitt had alerted the Herald to a mistake on the commission’s agenda earlier in the week, which suggested the cost of the bridge had nearly doubled. The agenda mistakenly referred to the cost of the new bridge at $480 million in two separate instances, which sparked questions from Dr Pettitt as to why the project’s cost had ballooned. 

The commission later told the Herald it was just a typo, and the cost remains at $280 million.