House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Road Funding Road Funding Mr TRELOAR House of Assembly Flinders Road Funding Mr TRELOAR (Flinders) (14:15): My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. When will the state government finally begin work on building overtaking lanes between Whyalla and Port Augusta, given that the federal funding was secured two years ago? The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Housing and Urban Development Road Funding The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:15): It's a timely question and the third in a row that I have had from the member for Flinders, which is again drawing attention to the amount of effort we are putting into his regional community with regional road funding. And, yes, we do have— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I call the member for Mitchell to order. The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. Yes, we do have a funding commitment for overtaking lanes that we will be delivering. In fact, it is a timely question for another reason and that is that only this week did I receive correspondence from the local council congratulating the transport department on their approach to this project. Mr Hughes interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Giles is called to order.