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❓ Hon Steve Martin questions the Minister for Transport regarding cost escalations in the New Midland Station METRONET project, specifically seeking a breakdown of the $177 million increase. The Minister's response refers to State Budget Papers and claims lower per/km costs compared to Eastern States projects.

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Asked

16 October 2025

Member

Hon Steve Martin

Portfolio

Transport

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I refer to the Minister's answer to Estimates pre-hearing questions in relation to cost escalations for various METRONET projects between last year's budget and the 2025-26 Budget, which stated "the escalation in these projects' budgets is due to unavoidable increases in labour, plant, equipment and materials driven by supply chain constraints", and the Minister's answer in question on notice 598 in relation to the New Midland Station project seeking a breakdown of the cost increases to explain the $177 million escalation, and I ask: (a) can the Minister provide the dollar amount split of the $177 million escalation attributable to the factors identified by the Minister below: (i) the finalisation of third-party infrastructure requirements and associated costs; (ii) market rates for steel and concrete increasing; and (iii) design rework?

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Answered

18 November 2025

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport

Response time

7 days

(a) Information relating to the cost of METRONET projects can be found in the State Budget Papers. The METRONET program of works were delivered at a per/km cost that was lower than comparable Eastern States rail projects

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