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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 2 Hansard (2 March) . . Page.. 562 ..


Roads - Building and Maintenance

(Question No. 226)

Mr Hargreaves asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice:

In relation to roads in the ACT - In (a) 1995-96, (b) 1996-97, (c) 1997-8, (d) 1998-9 and (e) 1999-00:

(1) How much did the Government spend on (i) building and (ii) maintaining roads.

(2) How much is proposed to be spent on (i) building and (ii) maintaining ACT roads in 2000-01

Mr Smyth: The answer to Mr Hargreaves' question is as follows:

1.

Year (i) Building (ii) Maintaining Roads

1995-96 $2.6m * $11.lm

1996-97 $10.2m $11.5m

1997-98 $6.4m $10.0m

1998-99 $1.1m $10.0m

1999-2000 $4.1m $11.1m

* 1995-96 building only includes Urban Services (ie excludes DELP projects).

2.

Year (i) Building (ii) Maintaining Roads

2000-01 $5.5m $13.5m

Comments:

Building includes all new roads sponsored by ACT Roads and Stormwater and Planning and Land Management, but excludes intersection improvements.

Maintenance includes annual recurrent repairs and maintenance and road rehabilitation projects.


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