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❓ Question regarding the allocation of funds for a traffic bridge promised during the February 2013 election. The answer reveals a discrepancy between the promised funding and the actual allocation in the budget.

AnsweredQoN 1266Legislative Assembly

Asked

26 September 2013

Member

Mr M.P. Murray

Portfolio

Transport

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I refer to your fully costed and fully funded election promise in February 2013 to put $18 million towards building a traffic bridge connecting Millbridge to Treendale, and ask: (a) in the 2013–2014 budget, including forward estimates to 2017, how much funding has been allocated to this project; (b) of the allocated funding, what is this money being used for; (c) what is the proposed project time frame; (d) how much Federal Government funding is required for this project to reach completion; and (e) has Federal Government funding been secured for this project: (i) if so, how much funding is being provided by the Federal Government; and (ii) if not, why not?

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Answered

31 October 2013

Responded by

Minister for Transport

Response time

35 days

Mains Road WA advises:
(a) $2m.
(b) Final design and pre-construction works.
(c) 2016 to 2017.
(d) Nil
(e) No
(i) Not applicable
(ii) The Shires of Dardanup and Harvey are contributing some additional funding.

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