A parliamentary question regarding the reopening of tier 3 rail lines in Western Australia, funding allocation, and expenditure related to rail infrastructure improvements. The answer indicates no formal proposals from WA Nationals and no funding allocated for tier 3 reopening.

AnsweredQoN 38Legislative Council
Asked
17 February 2016
Portfolio
Transport

QuestionView source ↗

TIER 3 RAIL LINES — REOPENING
38. Hon DARREN WEST to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) Have any WA
Nationals' ministers or members formally submitted any proposals for
the reopening of the tier 3 rail lines?
(2) If yes to
(1), when did this occur, and when is the government going to re-open the tier
3 rail lines?
(3) How much
funding has been allocated to re-open tier 3 rail lines?
(4) Have all the
funds allocated for the rail rescue package been allocated?
(5) If yes to (4), have all these
funds been expended; and, if not, how much is still to be expended?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) No.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) Nil.
(4) An amount of
$163 million has been spent on re-sleepering tier 1 and tier 2 lines under the
grain freight improvement program. Work was completed in 2014. A further $3.3 million
was spent to re-open selected lines until 31 October 2012.
(5) Yes.

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