Page 1614 - Week 04 - Thursday, 25 March 2010

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(2) For those items referred to in part (1), how many or what length were installed.

Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) (a) Installation:

i

Bus shelters

Approximately $20,000 each (including site works). Adshel shelters are installed at zero cost to the ACT Government

ii

Bus seats

Approximately $1,750 each

iii

Buses

$0.495m (standard), $0.520m (steer tag) and $0.810m (articulated) including all infrastructure required to operate the bus as part of the network (radio and ticketing infrastructure and bike racks). In 2008-09 $7,987,441 was spent on new buses.

iv

Roads

$1.0 million - $20.0 million per km depending on standard of road provided

v

Footpaths

Average cost is $160 per lineal metre

vi

Bike paths (off-road shared use paths) new – based upon Mouat St estimate

$150 – 250/m2 depending upon amount of earthworks, services relocations, drainage, and lighting

Cycle lanes (on-road) retrofit – based upon State Circle (extensive widening) and Launceston St (minimal widening)

$130 – 300/m2 depending upon amount of pavement widening required, services to be altered/relocated; light columns to be relocated; extent of line marking adjustments; amount of green pavement treatment

vii

Street lights, by each different type

Minor pedestrian roads, including cable - $5,000 per street light

Major roads, including cable - $7,500 per street light

viii

Signs

Guide signs (depends on size)

$150 -200

$200 per m square

ix

Linemarking

Paints

$ 20 per m square

Long-life material

$ 110 per m square

Green Pavement marking of Bike path

$ 100 per m square

x

Parking Machines

$12000

xi

Parking Meters

$1500

xii

Roundabouts

Three-leg Single lane Roundabout

Three-leg two -lane Roundabout

$ 870,000 typically

$ 1,600,000 typically

xiii

Traffic lights

About $ 700,000 - $3.5 million depending on situation

1 (b) Annual Maintenance

i

Bus shelters

$44,482 (2008-09)

ii

Bus seats

$7,127 (2008-09)

iii

Buses

$13,523,459 (2008-09)

iv

Roads

$10.7 million

v & vi

Footpaths and bike paths

Community path is made up of $3.0 million from recurrent budget and $2.6 million from cycle path initiative funding

vii

Street lights, by each different type

$4,846,000 (2008-09)


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