❓ A parliamentary question reveals that $10 million in Commonwealth funding, originally allocated for rail siding upgrades in Brookton and Kellerberrin, was reallocated to the Nicholson Road grade separation project due to a lack of agreement between Brookfield Rail and Cooperative Bulk Handling.
AnsweredQoN 673Legislative Council
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RAIL SIDING UPGRADES
673. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) How much of
the $l87.9 million in rail improvements announced on 15 November 2010 was for
rail siding upgrades?
(2) Which rail
sidings were to be upgraded with this funding?
(3) Have these
sidings been upgraded?
(4) How much
of the funds for rail siding upgrades was from the commonwealth government and
has this funding been reallocated to other projects?
(5) If yes to (4), which projects has it been allocated to?
(6) Is the
state government still committed to funding these upgrades; and, if so, how
much is allocated in the current state budget for these works?
673. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) How much of
the $l87.9 million in rail improvements announced on 15 November 2010 was for
rail siding upgrades?
(2) Which rail
sidings were to be upgraded with this funding?
(3) Have these
sidings been upgraded?
(4) How much
of the funds for rail siding upgrades was from the commonwealth government and
has this funding been reallocated to other projects?
(5) If yes to (4), which projects has it been allocated to?
(6) Is the
state government still committed to funding these upgrades; and, if so, how
much is allocated in the current state budget for these works?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Transport, I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) The amount is $10 million.
(2) Brookton and Kellerberrin.
(3) No.
(4) The amount is $10 million. Yes.
(5) The
funding has been reallocated to the grade separation of Nicholson Road and the
main freight rail line through Perth to the Fremantle inner harbour and the
Kwinana outer harbour.
(6) The funding
was required to be spent or committed by the end of June 2014. The decision to
invest in rail sidings was dependent on agreement between Brookfield Rail and
Cooperative Bulk Handling on the use of the rail lines. As no agreement was
reached, the funding had to be either reallocated to another project or
returned to the commonwealth; hence the decision to reallocate it to the
Nicholson Road grade separation.
Minister for Transport, I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) The amount is $10 million.
(2) Brookton and Kellerberrin.
(3) No.
(4) The amount is $10 million. Yes.
(5) The
funding has been reallocated to the grade separation of Nicholson Road and the
main freight rail line through Perth to the Fremantle inner harbour and the
Kwinana outer harbour.
(6) The funding
was required to be spent or committed by the end of June 2014. The decision to
invest in rail sidings was dependent on agreement between Brookfield Rail and
Cooperative Bulk Handling on the use of the rail lines. As no agreement was
reached, the funding had to be either reallocated to another project or
returned to the commonwealth; hence the decision to reallocate it to the
Nicholson Road grade separation.
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