House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Outback Roads OUTBACK ROADS Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett OUTBACK ROADS 299 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (21 October 2008). 1.	Will the William Creek to Oodnadatta Road be graded in 2008-09, particularly the: (a)	Nilpinna Station to Paties Yard; (b)	the corner boundary of Allandale and Nilpinna Stations; and (c)	the Barton's Gap section? 2.	What extra expenditure is planned in future years to cope with additional road maintenance needed as a result of increased mining traffic? The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly Elder Minister for Transport Minister for Infrastructure Minister for Energy OUTBACK ROADS The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Energy): I provide the following information: 1.	The William Creek to Oodnadatta Road is scheduled to be graded in March 2009. The Nilpinna Station to Paties Yard was graded in October 2008; The corner boundary of Allandale and Nilpinna Stations was graded in October 2008; and The Barton's Gap section was graded in September 2008. 2.	The government is working with the mining industry to look at a range of infrastructure needs associated with mining and managing these on a case by case basis.