O-Bahn Tunnel

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:42): A supplementary: has the minister referred this project, which includes 14,000 tonnes of steel, to the government's new steel task force chaired by Mr Bruce Carter?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning, Minister Assisting the Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:42): I would have to check to see what the task force has been contemplating. I am not a member of it, so it is a bit hard for me to comment directly on that. But we certainly knew with the construction technique that we were pursuing on the O-Bahn project we had several key targets. One was making sure we had a fit-for-purpose piece of infrastructure, we were maximising the number of local jobs and, where possible, local content, as well as making sure it could be constructed in a time frame which was as swift as possible, but in particular scheduled in a way which would minimise the impact on several different areas within the project site.

For example, in the road space, making sure that we could get out of the road space as quickly as possible so that we are not impacting traffic on Hackney Road and Dequetteville Terrace, in particular, and also at the intersection of Botanic Road and Hackney Road, as well as trying to schedule the projects as far as possible outside of the festival season and perhaps what we would also refer to as Mad March, given that The Garden of Unearthly Delights uses Rundle Park quite extensively. Its name eludes me but there is also another one over the other side in Rymill Park.

The Hon. J.J. Snelling: Gluttony.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Gluttony. There we go. I don't get out enough. The deputy leader I think raised delays in her questioning. I certainly have not been presented with any advice that we anticipate any delays because of the way in which we are designing the project or procuring the materials.