House of Assembly
Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
51
2
Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly
published
Answers to Questions
Level Crossings
LEVEL CROSSINGS
Dr McFETRIDGE
House of Assembly
Morphett
LEVEL CROSSINGS
307 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (20 November 2007).
1.	Where were safety improvements undertaken in country areas as part of the Level Crossing Safety Program, and what was the cost and benefits of each improvement?
2.	What outstanding safety improvement programs are still required in country areas?
The Hon. P.F. CONLON
House of Assembly
Elder
Minister for Transport
Minister for Infrastructure
Minister for Energy
LEVEL CROSSINGS
The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Energy): The Minister for Road Safety has provided the following information:
The Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI) has completed the following safety improvements at crossing sites in country areas.
| Crossing Location |
Safety Improvement Work |
Benefit |
Total Cost |
| Mattners Road, Balhannah |
Widen junction, left turn lane, escape area and yellow box marking |
Lessen risk of queuing and short stacking*. |
$152 000 |
| Mannum Road, Murray Bridge |
Widen junction, left turn lane, escape area and yellow box marking |
Lessen risk of queuing and short stacking. |
$156 000 |
| Wenzell Road, Balhannah |
Widen junction, escape area and yellow box marking |
Lessen risk of queuing and short stacking. |
$139 000 |
| Callington RS Road, Callington |
Removal of embankment |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. |
$80 000 |
| Eclaire Mine Road, Callington |
Removal of embankment |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. |
$80 000 |
| Back Callington Road, Callington |
Removal of embankment |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. |
$80 000 |
| Dawkins Road, Two Wells |
Left turn slip lane and yellow box marking |
Lessen risk of queuing and short stacking. |
$67 000 |
| Yatina Road, Aldgate |
Left turn slip lane and yellow box marking |
Lessen risk of queuing and short stacking. |
$130 000 |
*Short stacking occurs when a heavy vehicle (truck) stops at an intersection/junction after the railway crossing and the length of the vehicle encroaches back over the railway tracks.
DTEI has included the following crossing sites in country areas for safety improvement works for the remainder of the 2007-08 financial year.
| Crossing Location |
Safety Improvement |
Benefit |
Estimated Cost |
| Hayman Road, Two Wells |
Activation and escape area |
Lessen the risk of restricted sight distance and short stacking. |
$350 000 |
| Dutton Road, Mt Barker |
Activation |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. |
$170 000 |
| Wenzel Road, Balhannah |
Activation and escape area |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance and short stacking. |
$330 000 |
| Thevenard / Bergman Ceduna |
Yellow box marking and signage upgrade |
Lessen risk of short stacking. |
$5 000 |
| LeBrun Street, Pt Lincoln |
Yellow box marking and signage upgrade |
Lessen risk of queuing and short stacking. |
$2 000 |
| Fenchurch Street, Goolwa |
Vegetation management and signage upgrade |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. |
$2 000 |
| Shepherd Avenue,Pt Lincoln |
Vegetation management and signage upgrade |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. |
$2 000 |
| Institute Road, Cummins |
Yellow box marking and signage upgrade |
Lessen risk of queuing and short stacking. |
$2 000 |
| Alexandrina Road,Mt Barker |
Activation |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. B-double route. |
$180 000 |
| Bethany Road, Tanunda |
Activation |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. (B-double route) |
$180 000 |
| Bowmans Road, Bowmans |
Realign road approach |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. |
$50 000 |
| Blakiston Road,Littlehampton |
Activation |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. |
$180 000 |
| Mallee Highway, Yappara |
Activation |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. (B-double route) |
$240 000 |
| Mallee Highway, Jabuk |
Activation |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. (B-double route) |
$240 000 |
| West Terrace, Wolseley |
Activation, with boom gates |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. (B-double route) |
$275 000 |
| Alawoona Road, Veitch |
Activation |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. (B-double route) |
$240 000 |
| Spoehr Road, Balhannah |
Activation |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance and queuing |
$200 000 |
| Collins Street, Jamestown |
Activation |
Lessen risk of restricted sight distance. (Over-dimensional route) |
$240 000 |