House of Assembly: Tuesday, October 16, 2007

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FEDERAL FUNDING

132 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (31 July 2007). How much federal funding will the department receive for investing in projects in 2007-08 and specifically, how much federal funding was received for 2006-07 and 2007-08 for the Northern Expressway and the upgrade of the Sturt Highway?

The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Energy): I provide the following information:

Within the 2007-08 Budget Papers, the department has reported the following federal funding for investing in projects in 2007-08:

AusLink road construction $87.3 million

Black Spot Programs $3.49 million

Roads to Recovery $3.1 million.

The following amounts for the Northern Expressway and the upgrade of the Sturt Highway in 2006-07 and 2007-08 are:

2006-07 2007-08

$ million $ million

Northern Expressway 10.6 68.0

Sturt Highway Upgrade 30.0 6.0