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❓ Question regarding the $177 million cost escalation of the New Midland Station METRONET project, seeking a breakdown of contributing factors like labour, plant, equipment, materials, and other supply chain constraints. The Minister's answer provides general factors but no specific dollar amounts.

AnsweredQoN 598Legislative Council

Asked

11 September 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 I ask: (a) in relation to the New Midland Station escalation in Estimated Total Cost from $239 million last year to $416 million in the 2025-26 Budget, can the Minister provide the dollar amount split of the $177 million escalation attributable to: (i) labour cost increases; (ii) plant cost increases; (iii) equipment cost increases; (iv) materials cost increases; and (v) other supply chain constraints (please specify)?

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Answered

14 October 2025

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport

Response time

4 days

(a)        Cost escalations on the Midland Station project can be attributed factors including:
·       the finalisation of third-party infrastructure requirements and associated costs;
·       market rates for steel and concrete increasing; and
·       some design rework.

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