Hon. Darren West questions the capital and maintenance costs of Brookton Highway since the closure of Tier 3 rail lines. The response details capital expenditure but states maintenance budgets aren't allocated to specific roads.

AnsweredQoN 677Legislative Council
Asked
24 June 2014
Portfolio
Transport

QuestionView source ↗

BROOKTON HIGHWAY — CAPITAL AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
677. Hon DARREN WEST to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) What has
been the capital cost to rebuild and realign Brookton Highway since the
decision to close tier 3 lines was made in 2010?
(2) What was
the budgeted maintenance cost to Main Roads for Brookton Highway in 2013–14?
(3) What is
the estimated actual maintenance cost to Main Roads for Brookton Highway in
2013–14?

AnswerView source ↗

On behalf of the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Transport, I thank the member for some
notice of the question.
(1) It is $17.5 million.
(2)–(3) Main
Roads does not allocate maintenance budgets to specific roads. The allocation
of these funds is done on a priority basis within the region.

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