❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on road funding in the Great Southern region, including past expenditure, current allocations, and future projections, specifically regarding a 10-year road program. The government acknowledges past spending and provides budget forecasts but denies commitment to the 10-year program.
AnsweredQoN 1194Legislative Assembly
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(1) How much money is allocated in the 2001/2 Budget for the upgrading and renewal of roads in the Great Southern?
(2) What is the projected allocation for road upgrading and renewal of roads in the Great Southern for 2002/3 and 2003/4?
(3) How much was spent on upgrading and renewal of roads in the Great Southern in the 2000/1 Budget?
(4) Will the Government honour the 10 year programme by Main Roads for road upgrading and renewal in the Great Southern?
(5) If no to (4), what roads will now not be upgraded or renewed that were in the 10 year programme?
(2) What is the projected allocation for road upgrading and renewal of roads in the Great Southern for 2002/3 and 2003/4?
(3) How much was spent on upgrading and renewal of roads in the Great Southern in the 2000/1 Budget?
(4) Will the Government honour the 10 year programme by Main Roads for road upgrading and renewal in the Great Southern?
(5) If no to (4), what roads will now not be upgraded or renewed that were in the 10 year programme?
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Answered
19 February 2002
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
119 days
2. The 2002/03 and 2003/04 indicative Budgets for Main Roads include forecasts totalling $21.33 million and $9.25 million respectively for preservation, improvement and expansion works on the road network in the Great Southern Region. The 2003/4 forecast does not include allocations for the Local Roads Program or the Black Spot Program as these allocations are still to be determined. 3. Expenditures from the 2000/01 Program for Main Roads totalled $26.68 million for preservation, improvement and expansion works on the road network in the Great Southern Region. 4 & 5. The Government has not committed, at this point, to a ten year road program.
3. Expenditures from the 2000/01 Program for Main Roads totalled $26.68 million for preservation, improvement and expansion works on the road network in the Great Southern Region. 4 & 5. The Government has not committed, at this point, to a ten year road program.
4 & 5. The Government has not committed, at this point, to a ten year road program.
3. Expenditures from the 2000/01 Program for Main Roads totalled $26.68 million for preservation, improvement and expansion works on the road network in the Great Southern Region. 4 & 5. The Government has not committed, at this point, to a ten year road program.
4 & 5. The Government has not committed, at this point, to a ten year road program.
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