House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Port River Bridges PORT RIVER BRIDGES Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett 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 House of Assembly Elder Minister for Transport Minister for Infrastructure Minister for Energy PORT RIVER BRIDGES 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.