❓ Hon Steve Martin asks about the original estimated and final actual costs of bus replacement services during the Armadale line closure. The final cost exceeded the estimate due to higher-than-expected usage.
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I refer to the extended closure of the Armadale line, and I ask: (a) what was the original total estimated cost of running the bus replacement services throughout closure of the Armadale line; and (b) what was the final actual total cost of running the bus replacement services throughout the closure of the Armadale line?
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24 February 2026
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
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(a) $83.6 million
(b) $87.9 million, reflecting a higher-than-expected usage of train replacement services.
(b) $87.9 million, reflecting a higher-than-expected usage of train replacement services.
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