South Road Upgrade

866 Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (15 October 2021). With regards to the South Road upgrade engineering:

(a) Will there be any green space between the sound wall or edge of the sunken roadway portion of South Road, and residential properties?

(b) Is the telephone exchange been relocated from its current location on the corner of South Road and Glengarry Ave?

Where is it moving to?

What impact will there be on local telecommunication services?

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

(a) Where noise walls are required, it is intended to install them as close to the motorway as possible. Having walls as close as possible to the motorway is the most effective way to reduce noise, and also allows the project to maximise the amount of green space between walls and residential properties.

Opportunities for landscaping and greening of areas within the Torrens to Darlington Project site will also be investigated as part of the project's City Shaping strategy. The Torrens to Darlington Project has committed to contributing to a greener corridor – increasing tree canopy by 20 per cent with additional trees and increasing biodiversity along the corridor though new native plantings.

(b) The telephone exchange on the corner of South Road and Glengarry Avenue will not be relocated as a result of the Torrens to Darlington Project.