Mr. Love questions the Minister for Transport about spending on level crossing safety and upgrades across WA regions, broken down by financial year and funding source. The Minister provides total expenditure figures and notes federal funding limitations.

AnsweredQoN 625Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 November 2022
Portfolio
Transport

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(1) For each of the regions below, can the Minister please detail the amount spent on level crossing safety and upgrades for each of the individual financial years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and to 2023: (a) Great Southern; (b) Gascyone; (c) Peel; (d) Mid West; (e) South West; (f) Wheatbelt; (g) Goldfields-Esperance; (h) Kimberley; (i) Pilbara; (j) North Metropolitan; (k) South Metropolitan; and (l) East Metropolitan? (2) For (1) please breakdown amount spent by Federal and State contributions?

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Answered
14 February 2023
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
9 days
(1)-(2) The following table outlines the infrastructure-related spend by Main Roads and the Public Transport Authority:
Financial year
Total
2016/17
$5,787,356
2017/18
$7,138,293
2018/19
$12,325,493
2019/20
$12,978,218
2020/21
$109,662,978
2021/22
$83,794,082
2022/23 (forecast)
$250,441,274
This does not include daily PTA maintenance.
In the years outlined, Main Roads did not receive any funding from the former Liberal-National Federal Government for level crossing upgrades.
In addition to this expenditure, more than $100 million has been spent (allocated) in the Pilbara region to replace existing rail crossings with new bridges on main roads and/or highways, including:

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