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❓ Hon Steve Martin questions Main Roads regarding the specifics of road maintenance, resurfacing, and rehabilitation programs in the Wheatbelt region for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 financial years, seeking clarity on expenditure and definitions.

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Asked

22 October 2025

Member

Hon Steve Martin

Portfolio

Transport

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I refer to the delivery of road maintenance programs by Main Roads as outlined in the 2024 and 2025 annual reports, and I ask: (a) in relation to the Wheatbelt Region: (i) how many kilometres of road were worked on as part of the $28.0 million expenditure on delivery of road maintenance in 2023-24; (ii) how many kilometres of road were worked on as part of the $26.4 million expenditure on delivery of road maintenance in 2024-25; (iii) how many kilometres of road were resealed as part of the $8.4 million expenditure on the region's resurfacing program in 2023-24; (iv) how many kilometres of road were resealed as part of the $9.7 million expenditure on the region's resurfacing program in 2024-25; (v) how many kilometres of road were rehabilitated as part of the $12.0 million expenditure on the rehabilitation program in 2023-24; (vi) how many kilometres of road were rehabilitated as part of the $9.7 million expenditure on the rehabilitation program in 2024-25; and (vii) in relation to (v) and (vi), what is the definition of "rehabilitation" for the purposes of these annual report tables, as differentiated from maintenance delivery and resealing?

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Answered

2 December 2025

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport

Response time

8 days

i.            3,019 km
ii.            3,019 km
iii.            118 km
iv.            90 km
v.            10 km
vi.            12 km
vii.            Rehabilitation involves replacing pavement across large areas where widespread failures, such as depressions, shoving, or rutting, have occurred.

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