❓ Hon Steve Martin questions the Transport Minister regarding overdue maintenance costs on the state road network from 2017-2025. The Minister provides figures and clarifies the definition of 'overdue' as unspent allocated budget.
AnsweredQoN 812Legislative Council
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I refer to the Main Roads state road network maintenance program, and I ask: (a) as at 30 June 2025, what was the Main Roads estimate of: (i) the cost of all overdue resurfacing work; (ii) the cost of all overdue road rebuilding; and (iii) the cost of all overdue work to fix bridges; (b) in relation to (a), can the equivalent answers to the same question be provided, as at 30 June, for each of the following years: (i) 2024; (ii) 2023; (iii) 2022; (iv) 2021; (v) 2020; (vi) 2019; (vii) 2018; and (viii) 2017; and (c) can the Minister please confirm the definitions for "overdue" used in each part in answer to this question?
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Answered
2 December 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
Response time
7 days
(a) (i) In the 2024-25 financial year, $70 million of the $75 million budget for all overdue resurfacing work was delivered, with the $5 million balance programmed to be delivered in the 2025-26 financial year.
(ii) In the 2024-25 financial year, all of the $11 million budget for all overdue road rehabilitation was fully delivered plus an additional $4 million for priority projects.
(iii) In the 2024-25 financial year, $19 million of the $24 million budget for all overdue work to repair bridges was delivered, with the $5 million balance programmed to be delivered in FY2025-26.
(b) (i) nil; nil; nil.
(ii) nil; nil; nil.
(iii) nil; $7 million; $5 million.
(iv) nil; $1 million; $11 million.
(v) nil; nil; $9 million.
(vi) nil; nil; $7 million.
(vii) $1 million; $1 million; $4 million.
(viii) nil; nil; $6 million.
(c) Overdue work is defined as an underspend of a financial year’s allocated budget. In years where actuals were greater or equal to the allocated budget, there is no overdue work.
(ii) In the 2024-25 financial year, all of the $11 million budget for all overdue road rehabilitation was fully delivered plus an additional $4 million for priority projects.
(iii) In the 2024-25 financial year, $19 million of the $24 million budget for all overdue work to repair bridges was delivered, with the $5 million balance programmed to be delivered in FY2025-26.
(b) (i) nil; nil; nil.
(ii) nil; nil; nil.
(iii) nil; $7 million; $5 million.
(iv) nil; $1 million; $11 million.
(v) nil; nil; $9 million.
(vi) nil; nil; $7 million.
(vii) $1 million; $1 million; $4 million.
(viii) nil; nil; $6 million.
(c) Overdue work is defined as an underspend of a financial year’s allocated budget. In years where actuals were greater or equal to the allocated budget, there is no overdue work.
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