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centre even having been advised that this was going to happen. Surely that could have been done as a courtesy, if nothing else. That is just one example. While we accept that slip-ups occur, a town centre should have been considered.
Recommendation 15 is another one on which I must comment - that is:
before any work is commenced on the upgrading of Athllon Drive the following takes place:
. a further study of current traffic travel figures be completed;
. the results of the traffic travel survey be used in a review of the two options for the upgrading of Athllon Drive from Sulwood Drive to Beasley Street (either construction of bus-only lanes or dual carriageway) to confirm which option should be proceeded with; and
. justification be given as to why only sections of the staging strategy recommended by the Denis Johnston and Associates 1989 report on the upgrading of Athllon Drive are included in this capital works proposal.
The upgrading of Athllon Drive is a major capital work of transport and engineering at a cost of $1.08m. During the committee's deliberations officials from each of the agencies were questioned. As a member of the committee, I must thank these officials and also members of the public for their cooperation and assistance. However, in relation to Athllon Drive, there was not as much information as that which could have been provided. No mention at all was made of a consultant's report on the upgrading of Athllon Drive, which was done in January 1989, which recommended this upgrading but which also recommended a number of other works to be completed prior to the upgrading of Athllon Drive.
Adjournment
MR ACTING SPEAKER: Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Mr Collaery: Mr Acting Speaker, I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.
Question resolved in the negative.
MRS NOLAN: Obviously the committee is concerned that some of these recommendations do not appear to have been commenced or even perhaps considered. How can pieces of that report be considered and not others? The proposed bus lane part of that report hinges very much on other changes.
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