O-Bahn

163 Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (23 September 2015). What impact will the O-Bahn City Access project have on the Botanic Gardens and Botanic Park?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development): I have been provided with the following advice:

The Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) continues to work closely with the Botanic Gardens, as part of the O-Bahn City Access Project.

The Botanic Gardens' preferred option is to provide a tree-lined shared pedestrian—bike path along Botanic Park (including a new shared-use path bridge crossing of the River Torrens) improving the landscape character for users of Botanic Park and to make the eastern entry of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens safer for pedestrians. The layout (including car parking, landscaping and access arrangements) is being developed during the detailed design phase, in consultation with the Botanic Gardens.