Traffic Management

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:06): My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. Can the minister confirm that the government is privatising the maintenance of traffic lights in metropolitan Adelaide?

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning) (14:06): Sorry, are we privatising traffic lights in South Australia?

The SPEAKER: Would you like the question repeated?

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: Yes, I would.

The SPEAKER: Would you please repeat the question, member for West Torrens.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure.

The Hon. L.W.K. Bignell interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Mawson is called to order.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Can the minister confirm that the government is privatising the maintenance of traffic lights in metropolitan Adelaide?

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: I think I will take it on notice, to get a more fulsome answer to the house. I know that there—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —was a tender that went out in relation to the maintenance and upgrading of a number of the elements of the intelligent transit system that we have right across the network in relation to the series of cameras that exist at various parts across networks at intersections but also at a lot of the tunnels, whether that be the Heysen Tunnels, whether that be the O-Bahn Tunnels or whether that be cameras that now exist on the open lowered motorways. I know that there was a tender called and awarded—I am going to have to say last year sometime—in relation to the maintenance of certain elements of that. But I am more than happy to get a more fulsome answer and bring that back to the house.