PORT RIVER BRIDGES

353 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (21 October 2008).

1. How many reports has the government received from contractors or consultants regarding any problems with the alignment of the opening span; bearing and hinge mechanisms; steel quality; and the stability of the footings of the opening road bridge currently under construction at Port Adelaide?

2. What are the names of the companies who produced the reports and what are the dates of each of these reports?

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

The approximate total annual cost of operating ferry vessels on the River Murray is $7.740million. This includes operating contracts, maintenance, minor infrastructure improvements and depreciation of majority ferry investments.

The Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure has no available information on the economic impact or cost associated with these vessels becoming non-operational.