Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Level Crossings LEVEL CROSSINGS The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council LEVEL CROSSINGS 17 The Hon. S.G. WADE (31 July 2007). Can the Minister for Road Safety advise, in relation to the railway level crossings: 1.	How many railway level crossings are there in South Australia? 2.	How many have been assessed for safety? 3.	Of the crossings assessed, how many have been identified as requiring a safety treatment? 4.	What is the total cost of those required upgrades? 5.	What is the timeframe for completing all identified required upgrades? 6.	(a)	How many railway level crossings will be upgraded in 2007-08; and (b)	Where are they located? The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO Legislative Council Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs LEVEL CROSSINGS The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO (Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs): I am advised: 1.	There are 1,140 public access railway level crossings in South Australia. 2.	All 1,140 railway level crossings have been assessed for safety using the Australian Level Crossing Assessment Model. 3.	The State Level Crossing Strategy Advisory Committee will consider safety treatments, including any prioritisation, during its deliberations in the 2007-08 financial year. Considerations will include education, enforcement and engineering options. 4.	Any recommendations from the Committee will then be considered by Government, taking into account costs for future level crossing initiatives. 5.	Any recommendations from the Committee will then be considered by Government taking into account timelines for future level crossing initiatives. (a)	The Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure has proposed 29 railway level crossings sites for safety improvements works in 2007-08. (b)	Below is a list of the 29 sites: Port Road, Woodville Hawker Street, Bowden Goodwood Road, Goodwood Hayman Road, Two Wells Dutton Road, Mount Barker Dunorlan Road, Ascot Park Howard Street, Gawler Wenzel Road, Balhannah Pym Street, Dudley Park Sixth Avenue, Glenelg East Thevenard Road/Bergman Drive, Ceduna Woodville Road, Woodville Jetty Road, Brighton Alawoona Ave, Clovelly Park LeBrun St, Port Lincoln Fenchurch Street, Goolwa Shepherd Ave, Port Lincoln Institute Road, Cummins Alexandrina Road, Mount Barker Bethany Road, Tanunda Bowmans Road, Bowmans Blakiston Road, Littlehampton Mallee Highway, Yappara Mallee Highway, Jabuk West Terrace, Wolseley Alawoona Road, Veitch Steer Road, Ulyerra Spoehr Road, Balhannah Norris Road, Littlehampton