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(2) No. All decisions on capital investment are consistent with the Capital Framework and are examined and supported by the Infrastructure Finance and Capital Works Division. Where applicable capital investments are supported by detailed assessments including but not limited to a cost benefit ratio and a Net Present Value calculation.
A capital cost per Kilometre is not assessed as the per kilometre metric is by nature an operating measure.
(3) No life cycle analysis has been completed.
Light rail—data
(Question No 2830)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for Transport, upon notice, on 29 November 2019:
(1) In relation to the ACT government submission paper to Infrastructure Australia in 2012 entitled City to Gungahlin Transit Corridor Infrastructure Australia Project Submission, are there any conclusions or major assumptions of this paper that would now be different because of knowledge gained by the construction and operation of Light Rail Stage 1; if so, can the Minister provide details.
(2) In relation to the paper written in 2014 by the ACT Government entitled Capital Metro Full Business Case, are there any conclusions or major assumptions of this paper that would now be different because of knowledge gained by the construction and operation of Light Rail Stage 1; if so, can the Minister provide details.
(3) Have any studies been done by or on behalf of the ACT Government on the greenhouse gas implications of operation of Light Rail in the ACT apart from the CURF study; if so, can the Minister provide details.
(4) Have there been any studies done by or on behalf of the ACT government comparing greenhouse gas emissions of bus rapid transit with Light Rail; if so, can the Minister provide details.
(5) Was any life cycle analysis done by or on behalf of the ACT Government of the environmental impacts of the Light Rail Stage 1 project; if so, can the Minister provide details.
(6) Has the Government undertaken any other type of analysis of the total environmental impact, including greenhouse gas emissions, of Light Rail Stage 1, including upstream impacts such as impact of imported materials such as concrete and steel; if so, can the Minister provide details.
(7) What is the financial cost per kilometre of operating a Light Rail vehicle in normal operation.
(8) What is the total greenhouse gas cost per kilometre of operating a Light Rail vehicle in normal operation, including through electricity use.
(9) Has the Government done any planning or investigation for providing some limited stops or express running for Light Rail Stages 1 or 2; if so, what issues would it present.
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