Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the Minister for Transport regarding budget allocation, spending, necessary repairs, and underspending related to bicycle paths from 2009-2013. The response clarifies the program's focus and explains the underspending.

AnsweredQoN 464Legislative Council
Asked
15 August 2013
Portfolio
Transport

QuestionView source ↗

BICYCLE
PATHS
464. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) How much
money was allocated in the budgets from 2009–2013 for the repair and
construction of bike paths in the government's bike plan?
(2) How much
was spent during that period?
(3) Has the
government identified which repairs are necessary and how much will be needed
to complete the promised infrastructure?
(4) What was
the reason for the reported $10 million underspend?

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On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Transport, I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) $21.467 million.
(2) $10.542 million.
(3) This is an
upgrade program, not a repair program.
(4) The main focus
of the principal shared path program in 2012–13 was design
and initiation of preconstruction activities. The remaining sections of the PSP
network are difficult projects and therefore require a greater degree of
planning and design work prior to delivery, which has caused some delay.

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