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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Riverlea Grade Separation</name>
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        <heading>Riverlea Grade Separation</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="5385" referenceid="9ec81cd285a841f98d100d53396ecd57" uid="bdf46942ac4f43f889853f3c69746abc" kind="question">
        <name>Mr ELLIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Narungga</electorate>
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          <question date="2025-04-30T01:00:00+09:30">
            <name>Riverlea Grade Separation</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5385" referenceid="9ec81cd285a841f98d100d53396ecd57" uid="bdf46942ac4f43f889853f3c69746abc">Mr ELLIS (Narungga) (15:03):</by>  My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. How close is the developer of the Riverlea project to being compelled to construct a grade separation at the entrance to their suburb? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.</text>
        <text id="2025043074c4f20e9e8148c3a0000420">Leave granted.</text>
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        <name>Mr ELLIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Narungga</electorate>
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          <by role="member" id="5385" referenceid="9ec81cd285a841f98d100d53396ecd57" uid="a6a21b841e6f4979b97b5852f4308cd1">Mr ELLIS:</by>  A letter from a previous minister dated 5 March 2021 suggested an upgraded signalised intersection would be required when 3,400 allotments were developed and a grade separation would be required at 9,000 allotments. Both would be fully funded by the developer.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="633" referenceid="daab39c192204b0f88930f68be57ad22" uid="b3134f4f64644451a1bcda24c3d10a9a" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">West Torrens</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Infrastructure and Transport</name>
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            <name>Minister for Energy and Mining</name>
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          <by role="member" id="633" referenceid="daab39c192204b0f88930f68be57ad22" uid="b3134f4f64644451a1bcda24c3d10a9a">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Energy and Mining) (15:03):</by>  It is true: Liverpool have won 20 league titles. I said this to you yesterday. I am not sure why you are asking me again. They are now the most dominant team in England. In terms of Riverlea, it is important to note that the agreement signed by Mr Knoll—the letter I am assuming you are referring to is from Minister Knoll—does put a requirement on the developer and the state to make that intersection grade separated. </text>
        <text id="2025043074c4f20e9e8148c3a0000423">The question is whether or not we can accelerate that in any way, because I share your concerns. The freight industry shares your concerns. We have an excellent nonstop corridor other than for that Riverlea intersection. We are having to signalise that intersection in a way to give advance warning to trucks and motor vehicles that they actually need to stop. So the department is working very, very hard to try to do as much as we possibly can quickly to try to get that intersection removed, rather than have a grade separation or some other solution there in its place.</text>
        <text id="2025043074c4f20e9e8148c3a0000424">I don't have the exact details here at hand. I will get them for you. When I do have that answer, I will give you a personal briefing—and thank you for asking about Liverpool again; it was a great success on the weekend.</text>
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