ROAD MAINTENANCE

137 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (31 July 2007).

1. Why is the State Government spending $14 million over 4 years on road maintenance, when the RAA and other Industry groups claim there is a $200 million backlog?

2. What are the details of all operating and road maintenance projects including, and the cost allocated to each project and completion date?

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

Budget paper 3, page 2.13 to 2.15 provides details on the ‘additional resources for the upgrade of the states transport infrastructure'. These resources are additional to the amounts already provided in the forward estimates. The full amount is included in the expenditure figures provided in Budget paper 4, volume 2—page 6.27, subprogram 2.1 ‘Operating and Maintaining Roads'.

The additional $14.1 million over 4 years for road maintenance results in the total budgeted operating expenditure of over $400 million over 4 years for road maintenance.