BARRIER HIGHWAY

370 The Hon. G.M. GUNN (Stuart) (18 February 2008). What plans does the department have to improve the Barrier Highway between Burra and Terowie and will the government ensure this stretch of road will receive a high priority in the allocation of federal funding?

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

On the section of the Barrier Highway between Burra and Terowie, the department recently completed widening works at the Mount Bryan S Bend. Currently, there is no other work planned for this section of the highway.

Although the state government submitted the Barrier Highway for inclusion on the AusLink Network, the then commonwealth government did not include it and therefore it is not eligible for AusLink National Project funding under federal legislation.