Road Maintenance

In reply to the Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (3 February 2021).

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing):

The Marshall government is continuing to build what matters and the community has been calling out for better roads for years.

South Australia's roads were neglected by the former labor government, and we inherited a $750 million road maintenance backlog when we came to government in 2018.

Some key metropolitan roads that will receive critical road maintenance over the next 12 months include:

South Eastern Freeway

Main North, Kings and McIntyre roads

Port Road (Grand Junction Road to East Avenue)

Fullarton Road (Glen Osmond Road to Carrick Hill, Rundle Street to The Parade)

Golden Grove Road (North East Road to Park Lake Drive)

Marion Road (Richmond Road to Anzac Highway, Henley Beach Road to Sir Donald Bradman Drive)

Anzac Highway (Marion Road to Morphett Road)

The Marshall government will work with the federal government to finalise the regional roads that will receive critical road maintenance once the guidelines are released by the federal government.

Further, major works have commenced or been recently completed on the below:

The $354.3 million Regency Road to Pym Street upgrade along the north-south corridor supporting over 200 jobs per year.

The Gawler rail electrification project supporting 250 jobs per year.

The $141 million Flinders Link project where we've delivered the newly extended Flinders line and built the new Tonsley train station which supported 55 jobs.

We have around 200 jobs being created thanks to the Port Wakefield overpass project and Joy Baluch AM Bridge duplication project both currently underway in the state's Mid North.

The $21 million Managed Motorways project which extended the third lane of the South Eastern Freeway up to Stirling, creating around 35 jobs.

We're also embarking on the $35 million resurfacing of the South Eastern Freeway.

The $20 million Golden Grove Road project supporting 65 jobs and now the Golden Grove Road stage 2 project that's creating 75 more jobs.

The $33 million Golden Grove park and ride.

$12 million north-south freight route supporting 25 jobs per year.

$14 million access road for new Thomas Foods International facility supporting 40 jobs.

$6.5 million on Stuart Highway resurfacing.

$6 million on Adventure Way and Innamincka airport access road supporting 25 jobs.

The first stage of sealing the Strzelecki Track – that's a $135 million project.

I am advised by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport that the total spend as at the end of January 2021 for the Regional Road Infrastructure Stimulus Package is $23.6 million.