❓ A Member of Parliament is questioning the Minister for Transport regarding the allocation and expenditure of funds for upgrades to the Coalfields Highway, including both the 2012-2013 budget and a subsequent election promise.
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I refer to the 2012-2013 State Budget which allocated $10.6 million for continuing upgrades to the Coalfields Highway and the subsequent $28 million promised by the Liberal Government as an election promise, and ask:
(a) Of the $10.6 million allocated in 2012-13, how much has been spent;
(b) Where have the upgrades from the acquitted part of the 2012-13 allocation taken place;
(c) Of the unspent 2012-13 funding allocation, where is this money going to be spent on the Coalfields Highway; and
(d) Can you outline the timeline, yearly budget allocations and the proposed design works and their site of the $28 million ongoing upgrades to the Coalfields Highway that were promised to the people of the Collie-Preston electorate by the Barnett Government?
(a) Of the $10.6 million allocated in 2012-13, how much has been spent;
(b) Where have the upgrades from the acquitted part of the 2012-13 allocation taken place;
(c) Of the unspent 2012-13 funding allocation, where is this money going to be spent on the Coalfields Highway; and
(d) Can you outline the timeline, yearly budget allocations and the proposed design works and their site of the $28 million ongoing upgrades to the Coalfields Highway that were promised to the people of the Collie-Preston electorate by the Barnett Government?
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Answered
11 June 2013
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
35 days
Main Roads WA advises:
(a) $583,000 to the end of April 2013.
(b)
Expenditure to enable preconstruction activities including environmental
assessment and engineering design for remaining sections.
(c) To commence
the Wellington Dam Road section and Hamilton Bridge section (these sections
require the excision of National Park land).
(d) All election commitments
are being considered as part of the 2013-14 Budget process.
(a) $583,000 to the end of April 2013.
(b)
Expenditure to enable preconstruction activities including environmental
assessment and engineering design for remaining sections.
(c) To commence
the Wellington Dam Road section and Hamilton Bridge section (these sections
require the excision of National Park land).
(d) All election commitments
are being considered as part of the 2013-14 Budget process.
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