Page 1401 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 16 April 1991

MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND URBAN SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 367

Public Area Paving

Ms Follett - asked the Minister for Finance and Urban Services on 13 March 1991

(1) How much has the ACT Government spent in the 1990-91

financial year to date on paving public areas in pink

pavers.

(2) At what locations, and at what cost were individual

contracts let for the work included in the total a (1)

above.

(3) For each location detailed at (2) above, did the work

involve paving of a new area of the replacement of

existing paving material such as asphalt.

(4) In each case where the paving involved the replacement

of existing material, what was the reason for that

replacement.

(5) What is the total 1990-91 budget for paving public areas

with pink pavers.

Mr Duby - the answers to the Members questions are as follows:

(1) During the 1990-91 financial year the ACT Government

spent $860,121 on upgrading in public areas with pink

pavers as part of works comprising two separate

projects.

(2) Paving relating to the advice in (1) above was laid as

part of the following contracts at the locations

indicated -

Item (i) Civic Pedestrian Pavement Improvements Stage 1

costing $635,092 included pavement improvements to:

(a) Bunda Street (northside) between the Griffin Centre and Petrie Street.

(b) Bunda Street (southside) between Mort Street and Ainslie Avenue.

(d) Petrie Plaza between London Circuit and the Carousel.