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Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
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30-YEAR PLAN FOR GREATER ADELAIDE

The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (15:29): I have a further supplementary question, Mr President. Does the minister envisage the expansion of light rail along those corridors such as Prospect Road and Unley Road? Is that part of the government's vision?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister Assisting the Premier in Public Sector Management) (15:30): Obviously, the government is, at present, involved in a very heavy investment project. When you are talking about $2 billion on rail, obviously our capital expenditure is pretty much consumed for the next few years. Clearly, there will be a role in the future for further expansion of the tram network, and obviously there are a number of streets one could name that would be suitable for that. The honourable member has suggested a couple. You could probably throw in The Parade and a few others that might well be worth looking at.

Obviously, given the government's forward capital commitment to the electrification of railways and the expansion of the rail line down to Seaford, that program will cost several billion dollars and, clearly, will be the priority and will take most of the available funding for the next few years. One would expect that, once that is completed, the other major transport issues that are identified in the 30-year plan will come into government planning. As I said, right now, of course, we have a large number of projects—unprecedented in scale in this state—that will take the available funding. We certainly look forward to that happening in the future.

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