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Our ref 30-43928 Ms Samantha Parsons Committee Clerk Estimates and Financial Operations Committee Legislative Council Parliament House PERTHWA6000 Dear Ms Parsons Further to the Hon Ken Travers MLC's letter dated 2 December 2013, in relation to the Estimates and Financial Operations Committee 2012-, 3 Agency Annual Report Hearings on Thursday, 25 November 2013, please find attached the responses to the additional questions submitted by Legislative Council Members for Main Roads Western Australia Yours sincerely ^/ 71, !,/!^ o OYBUSW LLMLA TREASURER; MINISTERFORTRANSPOR I 9 DEC 2013 Level, 3, Dumas House, 2 Havelock Street, West Perth, Western Australia, 6005 Telephone' +61 8 6552 6400 Facsimile: +61 8 6552 6401 Email' minister buswell@dpc. wa gov. au ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION Monday, 25 November 2013 Main Roads Western Australia Question NOAi. Hon Keri Travers MLC asked- Whatis the original and new time frame forthe following projects a. CumnAvenue, b. OldMandurah Tramc Bridge; and c. EatonDrive Answer I'~' The changes in the budgeted cash flows for Cumn Avenue, Old Mandurah Traffic Bridge and Eaton Drive Bridge are 20.2^,:;!: 20.3-, 4 20,445 20,546- 20,647 2017-, 8 ($ 000) $ 000 ($ 000) ($ 000) ($ 000 $ 000) Curtin 2 000 5 000 33 000 Avenue Original New I 000 I 000 5 000 20 000 13 000 Old Mandurah 300 I 700 3 000 7 000 28 000 Traffic Original Bridge New 300 300 700 I 700 3 000 34 000 Eaton I Drive Original , 000 17 000 ,, Brid e New I 000 I 000 16 000 Page I ESTIMATESAND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Monday, 25 November 2013 Main Roads Western Australia Question NOA2. ' Hon Ken Travers MLC asked- Please provide a list of projects that have an Indicative allocation offunds from the future salt^froads and bridges program in each offhe fouryears. Answer: Projects in the 2013-14 Budget Estimates Outer Years of 2014-15 to 2016-47 which have an indicative allocation of funds from the Safer Roads and Bridges Program are: Great Southern Region . Albany Highway - Construct Passing Lanes. South Coast Highway- Construct Passing Lanes South West Region . Bussell Highway - Reconstruct, Widen and Construct Passing Lanes . South Western Highway - Reconstruct and Widen. Gascoyne Region . North West Coastal Highway - Widen and Seal Shoulders Midwest Region . Wubin - Mullewa Road -Widen and Seal Kiinberley Region ...^-. Great Northern Highway (Wyndham Spur)-Improve Drainage and Widen Seal. Wheatbelt South Region . Collie - Lake King Road - Reconstruct, Realign and Widen Seal Page 2 ESTIMATESAND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION Monday, 25 November 20.3 Main Roads Western Australia Question NO A3' Hon Keri Travers MLC asked - Are there sufficientfunds committed in the Sai^^rRoads and Bridges Program to meet currentelection commitments to spend $22 million~odd on passing lanes on AlbanyHighway;ifnot, where will the remainder offhe moneycome from, ' and will the projects all be delivered in the time frame they were committed to during the election? Answer Funding allocations under the Safer Roads and Bridges Program are confirmed on an annual basis as part of the Budget process I Page 3 ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION Monday, 25 November 20.3 Main Roads Western Australia Question NOA4. ' Hon Martin A1dridge MLC asked- In relation to the proposed $385 innffon State/Commonwealth funding for GreatNorthern HighwayMuchea to UVubin, pleaseprovide a copyofthe business case that the State prepared formfrastructure Australia Answer The Infrastructure Australia Submission forthe Great Northern Highway (~- (Muchea to Wubin) Stage 2 is attached Page 4 ESTIMATESAND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Monday, 25 November 20.3 Main Roads Western Australia Question NOA5. ' Hon Martin A1dridge MLC asked- Has landprocurementforthe Bindoon Deviation commenced? Answer. Main Roads does not generally acquire land until projects are funded by the State Government ,. (\, Page 5 ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION Monday, 25 November 2013 Main Roads Western Australia Question NOA6: HDn MartinA/dridge MLCasked- What sort offunding commitment are we looking for specifically in relation to the Bindoon deviation andNewNorcia Bypass? Answer. Estimated project costs are I '* . Bindoon Deviation - $74m Including estimated land costs of $33m \ . NewNorcia Bypass- $37m It should be noted that these estimates are budgetary only and based on very limited information utilising rate per kilometre of construction from similar works in the area No funding Is currently allocated forthe construction of the Bindoon Deviation or New Norcia Bypass (-. Page 6 ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE QUESTIONSON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Monday, 25 November 20.3 Main Roads Western Australia Question NOA7' Hon Keri Travers MLC asked- Hon Ken Travers MLCasked- (a) Of the funding committed to the Bihdoon Dewation andNewNorcia Bypass, please provide a breakdown of the total amountallocated to roadconstruction andpurchasmg of land. I~ (b) Oldthe $80mi/fron for Bindooninclude landpurchases? Answer: (a) - (b) Refer to refer to question no A6. (- Page 7 ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION Monday, 25 November 20.3 Main Roads Western Australia Question NO A8. ' Hon Keri Travers MLC asked- Pleaseprovide a listofwhere there are requests for bypasses and what work Is being carried out. Please outline the order of priority andifno priority has been given, outline what criteria are used fordetermining the order orwork. Answer: Main Roads maintains no formal list offuture townsite bypasses The criterion used by Main Roads to assist in prioritising a request for a bypass Includes. Government commitment . Is the proposal a State or Federal Government commitment . StrategicAlignment . Transport/Productivity . Safety . Economic . Social Outcomes . Environmental . Community View . Page 8 ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION Monday, 25 November 20.3 Main Roads Western Australia Question NOA9' Hon Keri Travers MLC asked- Please provide a breakdown offhe $74 million to be spenton addition maintenance for road upgrades on grain freightroutes, a Over howmanyyears It ISPaid? b Who It is allocated to, orwhich roads It Is allocated? c, Which shi7e it is paid to? d. What happens when that $74 mill^^n has been spent? \ e. Is there an ongoing commitment to funding maintenance on those roads orwi/kitthen go back to local government to fund the maintenance of those roads? Answer' (a) - (c) The $14m identified for maintenance under the Grain Freight Network program Is part of the total $118 37m project allocation It is not a separate allocation for specific maintenance works It Is a notional allocation based on the Imbedded maintenance benefits derived by undertaking the Grain Freightimprovements The program Is based over four years (2041-12 to 2014-45) and the $44m apportioned over each of the 64 improvement projects. (d) - (e) Main Roads will continue to monitorthe performance of the improvement works. I, , Page 9 ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION Monday, 25 November 2013 Main Roads Western Australia Question NOAiO. Hon Keri Travers MLC asked- Whydid the Parliamentary Secretary advise the house that alithe works on Kenerberrin-Shackleton Roadhave been completed at a costof $17.29 million Answer' Please refer to Legislative Council question without notice 815 answered on 26 November 2043 \/, Page 10 ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Monday, 25 November 20.3 Main Roads Western Australia Question NOAii. ' Hon Ken Travers MLC asked- Is there moneyin the budget to do that strengthening work on the culvert on Gunderdin-Quairading Road, and who is going topayforthe strengthening? Was Main Roads aware of the situation, orwas there another reason why the fullciroumstances offhatcu/vert was not disclosed in answers to recent questions asked in this house? ,,. Answer A 20 kilometre section of the Cunderdin-Quairading Road within the Shire of Quairading Is being upgraded as part of Grain Freight Network Program A total of $5 087m has been allocated forthe project. The work, which Is being undertaken by the Shire, commenced in 2011 and the culvert in question Is one of two remaining sections to be upgraded. Allthe Improvement works including realignment of the curves, Intersection upgrades, culvert replacement and widening of the road to seven metre seal, are due for completion within the next 48 months. In 2014 the Shire of Quairading raised concerns overthe condition of the culvert and a formal assessment was undertaken by Main Roads The capacity assessment report was presented to the Shire in July 2011 and the agreed option/recommendation was monthly monitoring of the culvert untilthe replacement is completed under the Grain Freight Network Program I There are no load restrictions overthe culvert at this time \, Page 14 ESTIMATES AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION Monday, 25 November 20.3 Main Roads Western Australia Question NO Ai2: Hon Keri Travers MLC asked- Please
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