Hon Ken Travers questions the Minister for Transport regarding the allocation of funds for road upgrades related to grain logistics, specifically questioning if the funded roads are actually the ones being used and if funding for the York-Quairading Road has been reallocated. The Minister confirms the funded roads are being used and no funds were reallocated from the York-Quairading Road.

AnsweredQoN 425Legislative Council
Asked
10 April 2014
Portfolio
Transport

QuestionView source ↗

MAIN ROADS — ROAD UPGRADES
425. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the funding for road
upgrades to meet the grain logistics task.
(1) Is Main Roads
satisfied that the roads that have been funded for upgrades are in fact the
roads that are being used?
(2) If no to (1),
which roads are being used that have not been funded and have any roads been
funded but are not being used?
(3) Has any of
the funding previously allocated for upgrades to the York–Quairading
Road been reallocated to any other roads?
(4) If yes to
(3), how much and to which roads?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) Main
Roads considers the roads being funded for upgrade are those being used for the
transport task. The grain freight road improvement program is investing $118.37
million in 64 projects covering 15 shires in the wheatbelt.
(3) No.
(4) Not
applicable.

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