Page 2319 - Week 06 - Thursday, 6 June 2019
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(1) A total of 27 firefighting appliances were utilised at the Corin Dam fire. A breakdown of the types of appliances are as follows:
• four aircraft
• two Remote Area Fire Teams
• one bulk water carrier
• seven command units
• six light units
• three medium tankers
• four heavy tankers
(2a) As indicated in Question on Notice number 2310, this information cannot be provided as these contracts are strictly commercial-in-confidence, and the ACT Government is not able to release any information on the value/cost of each contract.
(2b) The total number of aircraft time at the Corin Dam fire was 64.3 hours. This was divided between the four aircraft.
Roads—William Slim Drive
(Question No 2436)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Roads, upon notice, on 5 April 2019:
(1) As the Federal budget for this year includes $20 million to upgrade William Slim Drive to a dual carriageway between Barton Highway and Ginninderra Drive, how much funding is the ACT Government contributing to upgrades for William Slim Drive, and what will the works comprise of.
(2) When will the tender process commence and what will tendering be anticipated to be completed.
(3) What is the expected timeframe for construction to commence, and what is the projected completion time.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The amount of funding that the ACT Government is providing for upgrades to William Slim Drive can be found in the ACT Budget Papers.
(2) The timing of procurement and construction is subject to a number of factors including planning approvals, the profile of funding from the Commonwealth Government and finalisation of the scope of works associated with the adjacent CSIRO development.
(3) Construction commencement is subject to the factors outlined above.
Roads—resurfacing
(Question No 2437)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Roads, upon notice, on 5 April 2019:
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