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4/13/2021 Parliament of Victoria Question: 7038 QUESTION ON NOTICE — Mr Smith (Warrandyte) to ask the Minister for Roads and Road Safety — With reference to the $140 million targeted road restoration program, how much of the funding for the financial years 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 was allocated to: (1) The Eastern Region. (2) The Northern Region. (3) The North East Region. (4) The Western Region. (5) The South West Region. (6) The Metro North West Region. (7) The Metro South East Region. Answer: This informaon is contained within the relevant VicRoads Annual Reports (2013/14; page 49, 2014/15; page 23) and previous Budget papers. Hon Luke Donnellan MP Minister for Roads and Road Safety Attachments: No Attachments Answer Published Date: 05/05/2016 Question: 7039 QUESTION ON NOTICE — Mr Smith (Warrandyte) to ask the Minister for Roads and Road Safety — With reference to statewide road maintenance, for the financial years 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/15, what is the total amount of funds allocated to maintenance in: (1) The Eastern Region. (2) The Northern Region. (3) The North East Region. (4) The Western Region. (5) The South West Region. (6) The Metro North West Region. (7) The Metro South East Region. Answer: This informaon is contained within the relevant VicRoads Annual Reports (2013/14; page 49, 2014/15; page 23) and previous Budget papers. Hon Luke Donnellan MP Minister for Roads and Road Safety Attachments: No Attachments Answer Published Date: 05/05/2016 Question: 7040 QUESTION ON NOTICE — Mr Smith (Warrandyte) to ask the Minister for Roads and Road Safety — With reference to rural road infrastructure in Victoria, what is the total amount invested in local roads and bridges in: https://qon.parliament.vic.gov.au/PARLIAMENT/General/QoN/PROD/qonarchive.nsf/printAllQuestions.xsp 1/16 4/13/2021 Parliament of Victoria (1) 2011/12. (2) 2012/13. (3) 2013/14. (4) 2014/15. (5) 2015/16. Answer: This informaon is contained within the relevant VicRoads Annual Reports (2013/14; page 49, 2014/15; page 23) and previous Budget papers. Hon Luke Donnellan MP Minister for Roads and Road Safety Attachments: No Attachments Answer Published Date: 05/05/2016 Question: 7041 QUESTION ON NOTICE — Mr Smith (Warrandyte) to ask the Minister for Roads and Road Safety — With reference to bridges (including major culverts) on Victoria's arterial road network: (1) What is the total number of bridges on the road network. (2) What is the total annual expenditure on maintenance, rehabilitiation and replacement of bridges. (3) How many bridges were inspected in 2015. (4) How many bridges were found to have functional deficiencies in 2015. (5) How many bridges on the road network have exceeded their design life. Answer: Informaon regarding the number of Victorian bridges on the arterial network is available from the Victorian Government data website at h ps://www.data.vic.gov.au/data/dataset/vicroads-bridge-structure-data. < p> Informaon regarding annual expenditure and inspecons of bridges are contained within the relevant VicRoads Annual Report; Key Financial Results and Report on Operaons secons respecvely. Hon Luke Donnellan MP Minister for Roads and Road Safety Attachments: No Attachments Answer Published Date: 05/05/2016 Question: 7042 QUESTION ON NOTICE — Mr Smith (Warrandyte) to ask the Minister for Roads and Road Safety — With reference to the Drysdale Bypass project: (1) What are the milestones for the project. (2) What project development activities have been undertaken since December 2014. (3) When will VicRoads publicly release a business case for the project. (4) How much of the allocated $2 million has been spent to date. https://qon.parliament.vic.gov.au/PARLIAMENT/General/QoN/PROD/qonarchive.nsf/printAllQuestions.xsp 2/16 4/13/2021 Parliament of Victoria Answer: I am pleased to advise that, as at the date the queson was raised: The Victorian Government has commied $109 million for the Drysdale Bypass and improvements along Geelong - Portarlington Road (also known as High Street), Drysdale. The project includes two disnct components: The Geelong Portarlington Road (High Street) improvements include a suite of works which are planned to reduce congeson, improve amenity and make it safer for road users; and The Drysdale Bypass will provide approximately six kilometres of new roadway, from Jey Road to north of Whitcombes Road. The Project Milestones are as follows: a. Geelong - Portarlington Road (High Street) Improvement works to be completed in 2017; b. Planning Scheme Amendment process for Drysdale Bypass to be completed in 2017; c. Construcon of Drysdale Bypass will commence in 2018 and completed in 2020. Project development acvies that have been undertaken/underway since December 2014 include: a. The development of a business case has been prepared for consideraon by Government on the detailed scope and cost opons for the duplicaon; b. Preconstrucon acvies including survey, site invesgaons, ulity service invesgaons and environmental studies required for permit approvals, are now underway and are progressing well; c. Development of a funconal design for consultaon and discussion; and d. A communicaons strategy is in place to ensure that the community and various interested stakeholders are consulted and informed of progress in the ongoing planning and delivery of this important project. Hon Luke Donnellan MP Minister for Roads and Road Safety Attachments: No Attachments Answer Published Date: 23/05/2016 Question: 7043 QUESTION ON NOTICE — Mr Smith (Warrandyte) to ask the Minister for Roads and Road Safety — With reference to the Streamlining Hoddle Street initiative: (1) What are the milestones for this project. (2) What project development activities have been undertaken since December 2014. (3) What works activities have been undertaken since December 2014. (4) When will VicRoads publicly release a business case for the project. (5) How much of the promised $60 million has been spent to date. https://qon.parliament.vic.gov.au/PARLIAMENT/General/QoN/PROD/qonarchive.nsf/printAllQuestions.xsp 3/16 4/13/2021 Parliament of Victoria Answer: The key milestone for this project is: •· 2016/17 Budget allocaon of a $60 million package of works, delivering in full the Andrews Labor Governments elecon commitment. Further milestones will be announced in due course. VicRoads has undertaken extensive data collecon and analysis, extensive consultaon/workshops with key stakeholders and preliminary interacve consultaon with the community for gathering feedback on their travel experiences, to idenfy the key issues and problems along Hoddle Street. VicRoads has explored a number of strategies and innovave soluons from around the world. As a result, innovave intersecon concepts have been developed, including improvements to public transport treatments, pedestrians and cyclists, allowing greater transport network efficiency for all modes of transport. Hon Luke Donnellan MP Minister for Roads and Road Safety Attachments: No Attachments Answer Published Date: 06/06/2016 Question: 7044 QUESTION ON NOTICE — Mr Smith (Warrandyte) to ask the Minister for Roads and Road Safety — With reference to the government's commitment to trial a truck curfew on Rosanna Road: (1) How many heavy vehicles per day travelled on Rosanna Road prior to the introduction of the curfew. (2) When will VicRoads release modelling on the impact of curfew on travel times for heavy vehicles. (3) How many full time equivalent VicRoads officers are assigned to the enforcement of the curfew. (4) How many fines to date have been issued to heavy vehicle operators who have broken the curfew. (5) On what date will the curfew conclude. Answer: •(1) Prior to the installaon of the curfew and throughout, VicRoads has been collecng traffic data to assess the impact of the trial. •(2) In addion to establishing a community reference group, VicRoads will arrange a workshop in mid 2016 so that t broader community and stakeholders are involved through the evaluaon phase of the trial. VicRoads will share traffic informaon at this workshop. •(3) VicRoads has enforced the curfews with patrols throughout the area. There are several roads with truck curfews Victoria and VicRoads priorises enforcement acvies based on operaonal factors and feedback from the community. •(4) The truck curfews were implemented over a 12-month trial period, during which VicRoads has connued to monitor the truck curfews. Stakeholder feedback and an assessment of the curfews will subsequently determine the future of the trial curfews. VicRoads expects to assess the trial in November 2016. Hon Luke Donnellan MP Minister for Roads and Road Safety Attachments: No Attachments Answer Published Date: 25/05/2016 Question: 7045 QUESTION ON NOTICE — Mr Smith (Warrandyte) to ask the Minister for Roads and Road Safety — With reference to the Government's commitment to upgrade Bolton Street in Eltham: (1) What works will be undertaken to upgrade Bolton Street. (2) What are the milestones for the project. (3) What project development activities have been undertaken since December 2014. (4) When will VicRoads publicly release a business case for the project. https://qon.parliament.vic.gov.au/PARLIAMENT/General/QoN/PROD/qonarchive.nsf/printAllQuestions.xsp 4/16 4/13/2021 Parliament of Victoria Answer: The works will generally involve the provisioning of dedicated right turn lanes, the construcon of a shared user path and drainage improvements. Two opons are being considered and the final opon will be decided aer community consultaon. The 2016 State Budget included a commitment of $10.2 million to undertake the upgrade of Bolton Street. Preliminary planning works have commenced, including development of concept design opons that will be discussed with the community in mid-2016. Construcon is expected to begin in late 2017. Hon Luke Donnellan MP Minister for Roads and Road Safety Attachments: No Attachments Answer Published Date: 25/05/2016 Question: 7046 QUESTION ON NOTICE — Mr Smith (Warrandyte) to ask the Minister for Roads and Road Safety — With reference to the Thompsons Road duplication project: (1) What are the milestones for the project.