Main Roads—Street lighting—Copper cable theft 751. Hon Julie Freeman to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport: I refer to the minister's response in budget estimates rega

AnsweredQoN 751Legislative Council
Asked
17 September 2025
Portfolio
Transport

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Main Roads—Street
lighting—Copper cable theft
751. Hon Julie Freeman to
the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister
for Transport:
I refer to the
minister's response in budget estimates regarding street lighting outages, the
trials of lockable pits and the commencement of a cable theft strategy.
(1) Has Main Roads Western Australia entered into
any contracts with suppliers or manufacturers for the production of lockable
pits?
(2) How many lockable pits have been installed to
date and what is the projected timeline for completing the replacement of
10,000 pits across the network?
(3) What is the total estimated cost of replacing
10,000 pits with lockable pits?
(4) Will the minister table the cable theft
strategy document referred to?

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I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question and provide the following
answer on behalf of the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(4) Approximately 930 lockable pit
lids have been installed to date at a rate of five lids per day. Not all pits
will need to be replaced, with the specific treatment for each pit to be
determined by Main Roads.

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