❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the costs associated with rail tunnels at Kenwick and Glen Iris, and whether these costs are included in estimates for the Perth-Mandurah rail route. The Minister provides specific cost figures and confirms inclusion in estimates.
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(1) What is the estimated final cost of constructing the rail tunnel under Albany Highway and Roe Highway at Kenwick; how much of that amount has already been outlaid? (2) What is the estimated final cost of constructing the rail tunnel under the Kwinana Freeway at Glen Iris; how much of that amount has already been outlaid? (3) Have the outlays for the already completed rail tunnels at Kenwick and Glen Iris been accommodated in government claims that the new route along the South Perth and Como foreshore will be the same as the previous estimated cost of the Kenwick route, or have current outlays been excluded from the forward estimates for the Perth-Mandurah rail route? Hon G.T. GIFFARD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The estimated cost for building this tunnel is $17 580 787. As of 31 July, the amount outlaid has been $7 798 867. (2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
(2) What is the estimated final cost of constructing the rail tunnel under the Kwinana Freeway at Glen Iris; how much of that amount has already been outlaid? (3) Have the outlays for the already completed rail tunnels at Kenwick and Glen Iris been accommodated in government claims that the new route along the South Perth and Como foreshore will be the same as the previous estimated cost of the Kenwick route, or have current outlays been excluded from the forward estimates for the Perth-Mandurah rail route? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The estimated cost for building this tunnel is $17 580 787. As of 31 July, the amount outlaid has been $7 798 867. (2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
(3) Have the outlays for the already completed rail tunnels at Kenwick and Glen Iris been accommodated in government claims that the new route along the South Perth and Como foreshore will be the same as the previous estimated cost of the Kenwick route, or have current outlays been excluded from the forward estimates for the Perth-Mandurah rail route? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The estimated cost for building this tunnel is $17 580 787. As of 31 July, the amount outlaid has been $7 798 867. (2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The estimated cost for building this tunnel is $17 580 787. As of 31 July, the amount outlaid has been $7 798 867. (2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The estimated cost for building this tunnel is $17 580 787. As of 31 July, the amount outlaid has been $7 798 867. (2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
(1) The estimated cost for building this tunnel is $17 580 787. As of 31 July, the amount outlaid has been $7 798 867. (2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
(2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
(3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
(2) What is the estimated final cost of constructing the rail tunnel under the Kwinana Freeway at Glen Iris; how much of that amount has already been outlaid? (3) Have the outlays for the already completed rail tunnels at Kenwick and Glen Iris been accommodated in government claims that the new route along the South Perth and Como foreshore will be the same as the previous estimated cost of the Kenwick route, or have current outlays been excluded from the forward estimates for the Perth-Mandurah rail route? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The estimated cost for building this tunnel is $17 580 787. As of 31 July, the amount outlaid has been $7 798 867. (2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
(3) Have the outlays for the already completed rail tunnels at Kenwick and Glen Iris been accommodated in government claims that the new route along the South Perth and Como foreshore will be the same as the previous estimated cost of the Kenwick route, or have current outlays been excluded from the forward estimates for the Perth-Mandurah rail route? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The estimated cost for building this tunnel is $17 580 787. As of 31 July, the amount outlaid has been $7 798 867. (2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The estimated cost for building this tunnel is $17 580 787. As of 31 July, the amount outlaid has been $7 798 867. (2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The estimated cost for building this tunnel is $17 580 787. As of 31 July, the amount outlaid has been $7 798 867. (2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
(1) The estimated cost for building this tunnel is $17 580 787. As of 31 July, the amount outlaid has been $7 798 867. (2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
(2) The amount committed to the building of the Glen Iris tunnel is $5 686 195. The amount outlaid up to 31 July has been $5 603 386. (3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
(3) These costs have been included in the cost estimates for the Kwinana Freeway alignment.
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