❓ A parliamentary question regarding the sealing of the Meekatharra-Wiluna road, including its length, sealing schedule, and cost. The response details completed works, costs to date, and the estimated cost to complete the project, highlighting low traffic volume as a potential factor.
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MEEKATHARRA-WILUNA ROAD — SEALING
(1) What is the length of the Meekatharra-Wiluna road from Great Northern Highway, Meekatharra, to Wiluna? (2) When is this road scheduled to be sealed? (3) What is the cost of sealing this road? Hon ADELE FARINA
(1) What is the length of the Meekatharra-Wiluna road from Great Northern Highway, Meekatharra, to Wiluna? (2) When is this road scheduled to be sealed? (3) What is the cost of sealing this road? Hon ADELE FARINA
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The length of the road is 181.74 kilometres. (2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
(2) When is this road scheduled to be sealed? (3) What is the cost of sealing this road? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The length of the road is 181.74 kilometres. (2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
(3) What is the cost of sealing this road? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The length of the road is 181.74 kilometres. (2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The length of the road is 181.74 kilometres. (2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The length of the road is 181.74 kilometres. (2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
(1) The length of the road is 181.74 kilometres. (2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
(2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
(3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
(2) When is this road scheduled to be sealed? (3) What is the cost of sealing this road? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The length of the road is 181.74 kilometres. (2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
(3) What is the cost of sealing this road? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The length of the road is 181.74 kilometres. (2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The length of the road is 181.74 kilometres. (2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The length of the road is 181.74 kilometres. (2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
(1) The length of the road is 181.74 kilometres. (2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
(2) To date, our government has completed 21.2 kilometres of sealed road at a cost of $9.3 million. It has also gravel sheeted 104 kilometres at a cost of $3.7 million. (3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
(3) It would cost $186 million in 2007 dollars to complete the sealing of this road. The daily traffic volume on this road is 25 vehicles a day. The completion of the Mt Magnet-Leinster road in 2002 has reduced traffic on this road by about half.
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