House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-06-06 Daily Xml

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ROAD MAINTENANCE

Mr GOLDSWORTHY (Kavel) (15:02): Right on the knocker, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. Can the minister advise if there are any plans to improve the intersection at Main South Road and Panalatinga Road in Happy Valley following its ranking in the top 10 worst intersections in the state as part of the RAA's Risky Roads study recently?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Kavel will be heard in silence. Minister for Infrastructure.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (15:02): Sir, when the puppet master speaks we all listen in silence—the man with his fingers on the strings. We are now seconds away—

The Hon. P.F. Conlon: And Tom, the only one we fear.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: And he's the only one we fear! We are seconds away from the second reading speech of the Appropriation Bill, Mr Speaker, so all will be revealed soon. I think it is fair to say we are taking very seriously transport and road infrastructure in this budget. We have seen a number of announcements already, and I think we consider all these intersections very, very seriously, and we do as much as we can within existing finances.