House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Flood Damage to Roads Program FLOOD DAMAGE TO ROADS PROGRAM Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett FLOOD DAMAGE TO ROADS PROGRAM 305 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (21 October 2008). Why has there been a $4.852 million underspend on the Flood Damage to Roads program, does the remainder of the work to be completed form part of the $4.5 million allocated in 2008-09 and what work is yet to be completed? The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly Elder Minister for Transport Minister for Infrastructure Minister for Energy FLOOD DAMAGE TO ROADS PROGRAM The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Energy): I provide the following information: The State Government allocated $29.5 million to repair roads and infrastructure damaged across the north of South Australia following the January 2007 floods. In 2006-07 the government spent $6.4 million and allocated $18.6 million in 2007-08. A total of $16.1 million was spent, leaving an underspend of $2.5 million. The government allocated $4.5 million in 2008-09, plus $2.5 million carryover from 2007-08, which will bring the total funding to $29.5 million. The underspend in 2007-08 was due to a shortage of resources resulting from increased construction activity and mining exploration across the State and the need to undertake detailed drainage and structural design associated with the remaining floodways to be repaired. Remaining works to be completed in 2008-09 include the upgrading and stabilisation of floodways at Stuarts Creek, Finnis Creek, Mount Victor Creek, Arkaringa Creek, Mount Curtis Creek, Frome Creek, Fish Hole Creek and McDonnell Creek and scour repairs and removal of silt and debris from shoulders and floodway's on Marree—Hawker and Black Rock—Clare Roads. All repairs are due to be completed by the end of May 2009, subject to weather conditions.